Chapter reviewChapter review

US HISTORY

• Why did exploration take place?

• They were looking for new routes to get to the Indies and China.

Once Discovered why did Once Discovered why did Europeans come to America?Europeans come to America?

– 1. Religion– 2. Power (Empires and land)– 3. Political –self government– 4. Wealth from gold, silver, precious metals– 5. Expand Knowledge- Curiosity and

adventure– 6. Goods (Rice, indigo, tobacco, Furs

Who came to America in about Who came to America in about 1000 AD.? 1000 AD.?

• Vikings Leif Erickson

An economic Theory basing a nations An economic Theory basing a nations power on its colonies existing for the power on its colonies existing for the

benefit of the mother country isbenefit of the mother country is

• Mercantilism

England France and the Dutch England France and the Dutch began looking for an all water route began looking for an all water route

through the Americas called through the Americas called

• the Northwest Passage

What were the classes of New What were the classes of New Spain?Spain?

• Spanish Born in Spain- Peninsular

• Spanish Born in America Creole

• Mix of Spanish and Native Blood- Mestizos

• Mix of Spanish and African blood-Mullato

• Natives

• Slaves

• Large Farm- Plantation or Hacienda

• Religious settlement- Mission

• Spanish Soldier or adventurer- Conquistador

• The transfer of people products and ideas- Columbian Exchange

• To Travel around the Globe- Circumnavigate

• Spanish Fleet defeated by the English in 1588-Spanish Armada

• An Agreement among parties that benefits both- Alliance

Goods ExchangedGoods Exchanged

• From West From East• Maize Wheat• Potatoes Rice• Sweet Potatoes Banana• Beans Peach• Peanut Pear• Squash Sugar Cane• Pumpkin Watermelon• Pineapple Lettuce• Tomato Horse• Cocoa Cow• Peppers Sheep• Avocado Goat• Turkey Chicken• Pig

What did Magellan’s journey What did Magellan’s journey Prove? Prove?

• The World was round

How were the Spaniards able to How were the Spaniards able to defeat the native Americans? defeat the native Americans?

• Disease and superior weapons

What led to the extinction of the What led to the extinction of the Natives on Hispaniola? Natives on Hispaniola?

• Disease

ExplorersExplorers

• Marco Polo1271-1295Venice• Bartholomew Diaz 1486-88Portugal• Prince Henry 1418-1460Portugal• Vasco DaGama 1497-1503Portugal• Amerigo Vespucci 1497-1504Port-Spain• Pedro Cabral 1500Portugal• Christopher Columbus 1492-1504Spain• Vasco Balboa 1513Spain• Juan Ponce DeLeon 1513Spain• Cortez 1519-1536Spain• Ferdinand Magellan 1519-1521Spain

More explorersMore explorers

• Pizarro 1526-1537Spain• Hernando Desoto 1539-1542Spain• Cabesa DeVaca 1527-1536Spain• Coronado 1540-1542Spain• Verrazano 1523-1524France• Cartier 1534-1535France• John Cabot 1497England• Martin Frobisher 1578England• Henry Hudson 1607England Dutch• Francis Drake 1577-1580England• Marquette/Joliet 1673France

Lasalle 1669-71/1679-1682France• Champlain 1609-1615France