Name_________KEY___________________________ Block _________ Date _________

Exploration Story Guide

1. ________________________ was the first European in the

New World.

2. Artifacts from his voyage have been found in

___________________________.

3. Europe had been trading with the Far East for a thousand

years! What three countries make up the Far East?

_______________________________________________________________

Spain comes to the New World:

4. The 3 Gs of Exploration: ____________________________________

5. Columbus was looking for a trade route to the ____________________.

6. When Columbus landed in the ____________________________ in 1492, he thought he was in the

_____________.

7. Hernando DeSoto wanted riches too and traveled to _______________ with

_______ men, ______ priests to document his journey, and animals such as

___________________________________.

8. De Soto’s main goal was ______________________________!

9. He failed in his search and died after discovering the _______________________

after being chased by Indians.

10. DeSoto’s Impact on the Natives:

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The French Arrive:

11. The primary focus on French exploration was the _______________________.

12. _________________________ built the very first European fort in North America named ___________________

in the _________________ in 1562.

13. After abandoning Charles Fort, Ribault built __________________________.

14. Ribault became good friends with the Natives & converted many to the ______________ faith!

15. Huguenots – _______________________________________________________

16. In 1565, _______________________ and his soldiers were ordered to drive the ___________ out!

17. Menendez proceeded to capture French-held ____________________ and _______________ its defenders.

The Vikings - Leif Erikson

Newfoundland

India, China, Japan

God, Gold, Glory

The Far East/ East Indies

China-silk, spices, teas, gemsEurope-gold, silver, glassware, carpets, jewels

Caribbean / Canary Islands

West Indies

Florida

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pigs, dogs, horses, etc.

Gold

Mississippi River

his priests documented animals, rivers, lakes, indian cultureand the Mississippi RiverBrought pigs to the new world

Almost half of the indian population died from measles, small pox, influenza and whooping cough

Fort Caroline

fur trade

Fort Charles

Carolinas

The French/Jean Ribault

Protestant

French Protestants there to convert Natives to Protestant faith.

Pedro Mendez French

Fort Caroline execute

18. Menendez executed __________________by hanging him from a tree!

19. In 1565, he founded ______________________________________ (Spain’s

first Settlement in North America).

20. Missions ________________________________________, built on

Georgia’s __________________________.

21. ______________________ were church missionaries sent to convert the

Indians to the Catholic faith.

22. Missions were protected by a unit of soldiers is called a

_________________________.

23. Don Juanillo was a ________________ Indian who was next in line to be

chief of the tribe. One of the Spanish ______________ declared that Juanillo

was unfit to be Chief.

24. Juanillo __________________the friar and began a series of attacks on ________________________________.

The Redcoats are coming:

25. Contributions by Europeans to the New World included _________________________________________.

26. Why did England want to colonize the New World?

27. Mercantilism:

28. How does it work?:

Ribault

St. Augustine

barrier islands/ up and down the coast

Catholic Church Outposts

Friars

Guale

Friars

murdered all Spanish Missions

metal weapons, horses, cattle, potatoes, sheep, pigs, goats, & chickens. Plus plants like sugarcane, rice, indigo, wheat, & citrus fruits.

A trade policy designed to makea nation as self-sufficient and wealthy as possible

Reign

a country sells (exports) more than it buys (imports)

This is called a favorable balance of trade

garrison

Decline of the missions because 1 natives began to move away 2 England encouraged the natives to attack the missions 3 Missions were destroyed by pirate attacks

The British settle Jamestown(1st permanent settlementin the New World.they were here for mercantilism

Mercantilism

Impact of tobacco- led to bringing Africa Slaves to work tobacco fields