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5 things to know Why the Europeans explored… Why did the Europeans leave the Old World and go other places?Europe was overcrowded and there was a need for more land/resourcesWanted to open trade routes to sell spices from India all over the world“In the name of G-d, gold, and glory!!”Militarism (Land + Resources = Power) allows countries to build up forces What did they find and how did they treat the Natives they met?Explorers discovered gold (from the Americas), molasses and rum (from the Caribbean), and people to do all the work (Africa)The Europeans saw the Natives as “savages” and less than human, so they were treated that wayThose that converted (followed Christianity) were saved and those that didn’t were enslaved Eric the Red Marco PoloWho were the 1st to explore new lands?Iceland/Greenland – Erik the Red (originally from Norway) was so ruthless, his own people banished him to Iceland around 980 A.D. His son, Leif Erikson, would venture to Iceland and the coast of Canada/US around 1000 A.D. and credited as the 1st European to explore N. AmericaItaly – Marco Polo will follow in his father and uncle’s footsteps of exploringHe will travel starting in 1271 on the “Silk Road” from Israel to China Later in Italian prison, he writes the book, “The Travels”, which inspired CCClick here for a song by Jeffrey Lewis about Marco Polo: Which Kings and Queens are most interested in exploration? C. Columbus H. Cortes F. MagellanSpain – King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella were helpful to many explorersChristopher Columbus (Italian) would sail the “ocean blue” 4 times; including “finding” Haiti in 1492 From 1519 - 1521, Hernan Cortes was sent from Cuba to Mexico, where he wiped out the Aztec EmpireFerdinand Magellan (Portuguese) would circumnavigate (circle) the globe from 1519-1522 also with helpClick here for a clever video about Christopher Columbus: Francis Drake Walter Raleigh PilgrimsEngland – Henry VII sent John Cabot (Italian) and he became the 1st to explore the US Coast in 1497Elizabeth I couldn’t just let her enemies (Spain and France) go exploring, so she had Francis Drake circle the world from 1577-1580 Walter Raleigh claim lands at Roanoke Island (NC coast) 1584During James I time that the pilgrims sail/land in Massachusetts Bay in 1620 J. Cartier R. De La SalleFrance – As England and Spain go looking for lands/resources, King Francis I Jacques Cartier was sent to claim the lands of Canada in 1541Later, King Louis XIV (14th) had Robert De La Salle explore the “Great Lakes”Next, he sailed the Mississippi river to the Gulf of Mexico from 1679-1682 How does exploration change America?Now the Europeans have expanded their resources/landsThey will need to protect from the others that will want these resourcesThis will lead to a number of wars, including the French/Indian War, the American Revolution and the War of 1812 ................
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