Causes of European exploration

Why did European Countries want colonies in the

Americas?

Asking Questions and Making Inferences

On a sheet of notebook paper:1. What information in the document catches

your attention?

2. What questions can you ask that will help you make this information more meaningful?

3. What conclusions or inferences can be drawn from the questions?

4. What evidence supports your inference?

“Christopher Columbus Departs Spain for the New World, 1492”

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► Draw a horizontal line along the top line of the paper

► Draw a horizontal line about 5 or 6 lines up from the bottom of the paper

► Draw a vertical line “3 fingers” from the left red margin line connecting the 2 horizontal lines

►Desire for wealth from trade►Spread Christianity throughout New

World►Competition for National Power that

came from the wealth Made countries to desire

more trade

Trade Routes►Crusades opened

up the Far East using the Middle East

►Italians controlled the monopoly with the Middle East Italians got rich

while Europe protested

►Europeans searched for new trade routes

EUROPEAN SPICE TRADE

• New ships– Caravel

• Navigation tools– Compass– Astrolabe– Sextant

• Spread of knowledge– Printing press

New Technology

►Portugal►Spain►France►England►The

Netherlands

Mercantilism

► Colonies exist to make profit for European country

► Favorable balance of trade Colony produces raw

materials for the country Colony buys finished

product from the country

Portugal

►Invented caravel

►First to map all water route to Asia around Africa

►Columbus sailed west to find Asia

►Granted territory by Treaty of Tordesillas

►Spanish conquistadors claimed much of America Expanding Spain's

empire Searching for riches Converting natives to

Catholocism

►Colonies New Spain Peru

Spain

FRANCE► Sought the Northwest Passage► Cartier

Explored the St. Lawrence River► Established fur trade► Colony

New France – Champlain & Quebec

ENGLAND►Sought Northwest

Passage►John Cabot

Newfoundland, Canada

►Hudson Hudson Bay

►Established fishing trade