Let’s remember!Let’s remember!Exploring New Lands.Exploring New Lands.

Who were the first European Who were the first European Explorers?Explorers?

Bartholomeu DiasBartholomeu Dias

He was the 1He was the 1stst Portuguese to find an Portuguese to find an all water route to Asia. all water route to Asia.

He reached the Cape of Good Hope, He reached the Cape of Good Hope, the Southern tip of Africa! This the Southern tip of Africa! This helped others to see it was possible helped others to see it was possible to reach India by going around to reach India by going around Africa!Africa!

Vasco Da GamaVasco Da Gama

- He also opened a new route for trade between Europe and Asia.

- He went around Africa and reached India.

Ferdinand MagellanFerdinand Magellan

He sailed around the southern tip He sailed around the southern tip of South America. of South America.

His crew made the His crew made the first round first round trip around the worldtrip around the world. .

He named the Pacific Ocean He named the Pacific Ocean because it was so peaceful. because it was so peaceful.

Christopher ColumbusChristopher Columbus He landed in the He landed in the

Bahama Islands on Bahama Islands on October 12, 1492. October 12, 1492.

He believed he was in He believed he was in India.India.

Amerigo VespucciAmerigo Vespucci

He crossed the He crossed the Atlantic ocean Atlantic ocean after Columbus.after Columbus.

America was America was named after him.named after him.

Columbian ExchangeColumbian ExchangeAmericas to EuropeAmericas to Europe Europe to AmericasEurope to Americas

Potatoes & TomatoesPotatoes & Tomatoes Sugar, Tea, CoffeeSugar, Tea, Coffee

Maize, (Corn)Maize, (Corn) Horses, pigs, sheep, Horses, pigs, sheep, goats, cattle, ratsgoats, cattle, rats

TobaccoTobacco Diseases (smallpox, Diseases (smallpox, measles, whooping measles, whooping cough, bubonic plague, cough, bubonic plague, malaria, yellow fever )malaria, yellow fever )

ChocolateChocolate Asian cockroaches, Asian cockroaches, Japanese beetleJapanese beetle

Spanish in the Spanish in the AmericasAmericas

Why did the Spanish come to Why did the Spanish come to America?America?

• Economic reason : Gold, natural resources.

• Religion: Spread of Christianity.

• Political: Competitions for empire and belief in superiority of own culture.

Hernan CortesHernan Cortes He came to Mexico.He came to Mexico.

The Aztecs thought The Aztecs thought he might be a god.he might be a god.

He conquered the He conquered the Aztecs in 1519. Aztecs in 1519.

The Emperor, The Emperor, Moctesuma was Moctesuma was killed in the killed in the fighting.fighting.

Francisco PizzarroFrancisco Pizzarro

He explored Peru.He explored Peru.

He conquered the He conquered the Incas and stole their Incas and stole their gold and silver. gold and silver.

He killed Atahualpa.He killed Atahualpa.

Europeans in North Europeans in North AmericaAmerica

Colonization and Colonization and SettlementSettlement

Why did Europeans come to Why did Europeans come to America?America?Major European countries Major European countries were in competition to were in competition to extend their power into extend their power into North America and claim North America and claim the land as their own.the land as their own.

Native American tribes Native American tribes lived throughout North lived throughout North America long before America long before Europeans came to Europeans came to explore and settleexplore and settle

These tribes had fully These tribes had fully developed societies developed societies with political, with political, economic, and cultural economic, and cultural practices of their ownpractices of their own

Native Americans

John CabotJohn Cabot He was born in Italy. He was born in Italy.

He moved to England He moved to England and got the King to and got the King to support his exploration.support his exploration.

He is important He is important because his exploration because his exploration for England gave for England gave England the right to the England the right to the USA.USA.

Roanoke Island (Lost Colony) Roanoke Island (Lost Colony) was established as an was established as an economic economic ventureventure. .

Jamestown

Roanoke Island

RoanokeRoanoke

““The Mystery of Roanoke”The Mystery of Roanoke” Sir Walter Raleigh Sir Walter Raleigh

started an English started an English colony on Roanoke colony on Roanoke Island off the coast of Island off the coast of North Carolina in North Carolina in 1585. 1585.

To this day, no one To this day, no one knows what caused knows what caused the disappearance of the disappearance of the Roanoke Island the Roanoke Island colonists.colonists.

VirginiaVirginia The English The English

returned to America returned to America in 1607 and settled in 1607 and settled in Jamestown , in Jamestown , Virginia. Virginia.

The colonist didn’t The colonist didn’t find gold but they find gold but they learned to grow learned to grow tobacco.tobacco.

Tobacco was a Tobacco was a valuable valuable cash cropcash crop; ; because Europeans because Europeans liked smoking. liked smoking.

Slavery in the New WorldSlavery in the New World

English brought slaves from Africa to English brought slaves from Africa to plant and harvest the tobacco crops.plant and harvest the tobacco crops.

Slaves were treated badly and they Slaves were treated badly and they didn’t have any rights.didn’t have any rights.

Were captured in their native Africa and sold to Were captured in their native Africa and sold to slave traders, then were shipped to the colonies slave traders, then were shipped to the colonies where they were sold into slavery.where they were sold into slavery.

Were owned as property for life with no rights.Were owned as property for life with no rights.

Were often born into slavery (Children of slaves Were often born into slavery (Children of slaves were born into slavery.)were born into slavery.)

Slaves

The journey from AfricaThe journey from Africa

In the early 17In the early 17thth century, as many as 20% century, as many as 20% of slaves perished on their journey across of slaves perished on their journey across the Atlantic; this image shows captured the Atlantic; this image shows captured Africans in the hold of a slave shipAfricans in the hold of a slave ship

They were men and women who did not They were men and women who did not have money for passage to the colonies have money for passage to the colonies and who agreed to work without pay for and who agreed to work without pay for the person who paid for their passage.the person who paid for their passage.

They were free at the end of their contract.They were free at the end of their contract.

Indentured servants

Indentured Indentured ServantsServants

They were white poor people from They were white poor people from Europe. Europe.

They worked in Virginia under They worked in Virginia under conditions similar to slavery. conditions similar to slavery.

The agreed to work for 7 years, after The agreed to work for 7 years, after this time they were free.this time they were free.

From Indentured Labor to From Indentured Labor to SlaverySlavery

Slavery increased as the number of indentures from Britain declined

PilgrimsPilgrims

In 1620, the Pilgrims, (another group of colonists) arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

They were religious.

Pilgrims settled in PlymouthPilgrims settled in Plymouth

They were an English They were an English protestant group.protestant group.

They founded Pennsylvania.They founded Pennsylvania.

More English colonists came.More English colonists came.

By 1733, there were 13 colonies.By 1733, there were 13 colonies.

QuakersQuakers

Which title BEST completes the diagram?

A. Slave B. Homemaker C. Artisan D. Indentured servant