European New World

Exploration

Missionn (noun) a

place set up by a religious group to teach religion and other ways of life to native people

Trading Postn (noun) a place where people

meet to trade goods

Tributaryn (noun) a

river that flows into a larger river or lake

Slaveryn (noun) the practice of owning

people and forcing them to work without pay

Goals of Exploration

Spain*Gold (resources)

*Spread Christianity (mission system)

*Claim Land

France*Find the Northwest

Passage*Claim land for France

Goals of Exploration

France*Find the Northwest

Passage*Claim land for France

Spain & France Sought the Best Areas for Colony

Building

Spain & France Sought the Best Areas for Colony

BuildingThe best place to build trading posts and towns was near waterways (lakes, rivers,

coastline)

Spain & France Sought the Best Areas for Colony Building

Spain & France Sought the Best Areas for Colony Building

European ColoniesEuropean ColoniesMany other countries explored the New

World. Many of them claimed land: Dutch- New Amsterdam

Fort Orange Sweden- Fort Christina

Russia- Alaska/California

We’re here too!We’re here too!

Columbian Exchange

Diseasen Smallpox, measles, diphtheria, whooping cough,

chicken pox, bubonic plague, scarlet fever and influenza were the most common microbial diseases exchanged

n Most disease was passed through trade. It was not done intentionally

n Native Americans had not been exposed to the diseases so they could not fight them off

How did disease effect the Native Americans?n Central Mexico – 25 million natives

in 1519 to less than one million in 1605

n Hispaniola – One million natives in 1492 to 46,000 in 1512

Big Ideas & Questions

n How do you think the Columbian Exchange benefited European countries?

n Can you think of an item that we use today that came from another country?