Age of Exploration & Age of Exploration & DiscoveryDiscovery

I. I. Exploration and DiscoveryExploration and Discovery

1. Italy controlled Mediterranean1. Italy controlled Mediterranean

2. Countries on Atlantic Search for new sea 2. Countries on Atlantic Search for new sea routesroutes

a. Hollanda. Holland

b. Britainb. Britain

c. Portugalc. Portugal

d. Spaind. Spain

e. Francee. France

3. Portugal3. Portugala. Prince Henry The Navigator (15a. Prince Henry The Navigator (15thth Century) Century)

b. Bartolomeu Diasb. Bartolomeu Dias

-Cape of Good Hope 1488-Cape of Good Hope 1488

c. Vasco Da Gamac. Vasco Da Gama

-Around Africa to India-Around Africa to India

3. Spain3. Spaina. Christopher Columbusa. Christopher Columbus

-”travel west to India…”-”travel west to India…”

-ran into “discovered” America-ran into “discovered” America

b. Ferdinand Magellanb. Ferdinand Magellan

-1-1stst crew to travel around the world crew to travel around the world

4. England4. England a. Henry Hudson (1609)a. Henry Hudson (1609) -North America-North America -New York (Hudson River)-New York (Hudson River)

5. France5. France a. Jacques Cartiera. Jacques Cartier b. Samuel Champlainb. Samuel Champlain -Canada-Canada

II. II. Rise of EmpiresRise of Empires1. Exploration = colonization1. Exploration = colonization a. a. Spanish EmpireSpanish Empire

-Mexico, Central America,-Mexico, Central America,

PhilippinesPhilippines

b. b. French ColoniesFrench Colonies

-Canada & Mississippi River-Canada & Mississippi River

c. c. HollandHolland

-South Africa, Caribbean,-South Africa, Caribbean,

Indonesia, Sri LankaIndonesia, Sri Lanka

d. d. Great BritainGreat Britain

-North America (now U.S.)-North America (now U.S.)

Caribbean, IndiaCaribbean, India

II. II. Rise of EmpiresRise of Empires Continued…Continued…

2. Reasons to Come to the ‘New World”2. Reasons to Come to the ‘New World”

a. Religious Freedoma. Religious Freedom

b. Cheap Landb. Cheap Land

c. Spread Christianityc. Spread Christianity

3. Effects of Colonization3. Effects of Colonization

a. New Wealtha. New Wealth

b. New Cropsb. New Crops

c. New Conflictsc. New Conflicts

-Europeans V. Natives-Europeans V. Natives

-Europeans V. Europeans-Europeans V. Europeans

-7 Years War-7 Years War