causes of european exploration why did european countries want colonies in the americas?
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Causes of European exploration
Why did European Countries want colonies in the
Americas?
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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?
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“Christopher Columbus Departs Spain for the New World, 1492”
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CornellNotes
► 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
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►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
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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
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EUROPEAN SPICE TRADE
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• New ships– Caravel
• Navigation tools– Compass– Astrolabe– Sextant
• Spread of knowledge– Printing press
New Technology
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►Portugal►Spain►France►England►The
Netherlands
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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
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Portugal
►Invented caravel
►First to map all water route to Asia around Africa
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►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
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FRANCE► Sought the Northwest Passage► Cartier
Explored the St. Lawrence River► Established fur trade► Colony
New France – Champlain & Quebec
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ENGLAND►Sought Northwest
Passage►John Cabot
Newfoundland, Canada
►Hudson Hudson Bay
►Established fishing trade
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