Europeans Cross the Atlantic

Ideology of Ideology of Gold, Glory Gold, Glory & God& God

Why Go West?Why Go West?• GoldGold

- Trade routes to Asia blocked by Muslims- Trade routes to Asia blocked by Muslims - Faster, safer travel sought by merchants- Faster, safer travel sought by merchants

• GloryGlory- Competition between Spain, Portugal, England &- Competition between Spain, Portugal, England &

France for wealth and control of the seas.France for wealth and control of the seas.

- “Second born” sons who could inherit no property - “Second born” sons who could inherit no property sought their fortunes in the New World.sought their fortunes in the New World.

• GodGod- - Kings wished to spread their own faith to do “God’s Kings wished to spread their own faith to do “God’s

work.work.

Columbus’ GambleColumbus’ Gamble

Get there… or be ridiculed, Get there… or be ridiculed, imprisoned imprisoned

maybe even maybe even diedie if you don’t! if you don’t!

Columbus LandsColumbus Lands

Third Trip - Third Trip - TrinidadTrinidad

Columbus’ ImpactColumbus’ Impact• Brought 3 worlds together – Brought 3 worlds together –

SpainSpain Native AmericaNative America AfricaAfrica

• Created Competition with Portugal, France & Created Competition with Portugal, France & England for the England for the

New World.New World.

• Spanish Conquest destroys native population Spanish Conquest destroys native population

through, battles, disease and overwork.through, battles, disease and overwork.

- No workers to develop the land- No workers to develop the land

- Spanish - Spanish Hidalgos’Hidalgos’ Ideology Ideology resists workresists work

- Begin importing slaves from Guinea (Africa)- Begin importing slaves from Guinea (Africa)

Tradition of slavery beginsTradition of slavery begins

Impact on EuropeImpact on Europe• Power shifts occur for 1Power shifts occur for 1stst half of 1500s. half of 1500s.

- Command of seas goes to Spain.- Command of seas goes to Spain.

- Acquires wealth from Mid-American - Acquires wealth from Mid-American Gold.Gold.

- Bitter Competition with Portugal, - Bitter Competition with Portugal, whichwhich

Owns the Slave TradeOwns the Slave Trade

• Prompts exploration by England and FrancePrompts exploration by England and France

France & Spain Catholic…England is France & Spain Catholic…England is ProtestantProtestant

Treaty of Treaty of TordesillasTordesillas

• 1493 - Spain & Portugal Agree to divide 1493 - Spain & Portugal Agree to divide up colonization of New World. up colonization of New World.

• Pope Mediates & draws a line in AtlanticPope Mediates & draws a line in Atlantic- Spain gets most of Americas (West)- Spain gets most of Americas (West)- Portugal gets Brazil (East)- Portugal gets Brazil (East)

• Impossible to enforceImpossible to enforce

• No effect on England, No effect on England,

France or Holland France or Holland

Columbian Columbian ExchangeExchange

• Global exchange of Global exchange of

people, food, people, food,

animals and animals and

disease, between disease, between

Europe and the New Europe and the New

World (Americas)World (Americas)

What What IdeologyIdeology Drove It?Drove It?

• InterpretInterpret the sequence of events the sequence of events

just examined and write a 5 just examined and write a 5

sentence paragraph describing sentence paragraph describing

the ideology that drove the ideology that drove

Columbus and the Spanish to the Columbus and the Spanish to the

New World.New World.