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Exploration and Expansion

Exploration and Expansion. Chapter 6, Section 1. Motivation. Why begin expanding overseas? The Asian Attraction Recorded travels to Asia fascinated Europeans Trade Spices of the East meant money for the West Religion Introduction to Christian faiths “God, Glory, and Gold”.

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Exploration and Expansion

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  1. Exploration and Expansion Chapter 6, Section 1

  2. Motivation • Why begin expanding overseas? • The Asian Attraction • Recorded travels to Asia fascinated Europeans • Trade • Spices of the East meant money for the West • Religion • Introduction to Christian faiths • “God, Glory, and Gold”

  3. Means to Travel • What do you need to make these travels? • Money • Hesitant at first, more and more European governments begin to fund voyages • Ships and Technology • Boats and the technology to navigate the ocean • A Crew • People to man the vessel

  4. Portuguese Trading Empire • Portugal began exploration in the 1420s under __________ ________________________ • Found gold on western coast of Africa • _________________rounded Southern tip of Africa in 1488 • Quicker route to Asia • _____________ later traveled this route to India • Over the next few decades, Portuguese take complete control of the spice trade • Why are the Portuguese so successful?

  5. A Route to India? • Any quicker routes to India? • _________________sailed around the world • Left in 1519 with 250 men and 5 ships • Died in the Philippines in 1521…1 ship and 18 men returned • Spanish begin to look westward for a quicker route to India • But what about the flat Earth? • Most Europeans knew the world was round, but did not know how large it was

  6. Christopher Columbus • Believed the circumference of the world was smaller than it actually was • Hence, why he thought he had landed in India • Persuaded _________ ___________and ____ __________to fund a voyage West • In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue • Lands in the Caribbean, but Columbus calls these places the Indies

  7. Voyages to the Americas • Continued exploration by Spain and Portugal was fueled by the desire to find a westward route to Asia • As the countries continued to explore, conflict was inevitable

  8. A Line of Demarcation • The feud between Spain and Portugal was “solved” through the __________ ____________________ • Spain was given all territories west of the line, while Portugal gained all territories east of the line • Both continued to feud for years, despite the ruling

  9. Race to the Americas • _______ (John Cabot), ________ (Amerigo Vespucci), and many other European nations soon began to follow • What about ________ _______________? • Spain and Portugal were growing weaker…could not defend their claimed territories

  10. The Spanish Empire • _____________ were Spanish conquerors of the New World • ________________ • Overthrew Aztecs • ________________ • Defeated Incans • ____________system • Spanish use of Native Americans as slaves • Originally meant to care for Natives, but settlers were too far from Europe to be punished for harsh treatment

  11. Spanish Empire cont’d • Native populations suffered due to forced labor, starvation, and disease • Hispaniola – 250,000 in 1492, 500 in 1538 • Mexico – 25 million in 1519, 1 million in 1630 • European churches, schools, and hospitals soon ripped apart traditional Native societies

  12. Economic Impact • West • Mines • Searched for gold and silver • Farming and ranching, known as the __________ _________________ • Raised European crops like sugar, cotton, vanilla, and livestock • American crops like potatoes, cocoa, corn, and tobacco • East • Portuguese take over spice trade routes in Asia

  13. New Arrivals = New Rivals? • ________ were biggest competitors in Asia • Established East India Company • ________and ________ were major competitors in the Americas, _______ tried • _______ – colonized Canada and Louisiana • _________ – East coast of what is now U.S. • _______ – Establish West India Company

  14. Colonial Advantage • _________ – settlement of people living in a new territory, linked by trade and direct government control • ________ provided the gold and silver needed for a country to become powerful, according to the theory of _____________ • To bring in gold and silver, the countries needed a good _____________– the difference in value between imports and exports over time

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