1) Warm Up!!! Warm-Up What did most explorers and the kings first think about the newly discovered land of America?

Exploring the Americas: 1400 - 1625 2-5 Exploring North America

Where it ALL Begins… 1517- Martin Luther (German monk) 2) Why Protestant? Where it ALL Begins… 1517- Martin Luther (German monk) Nails list of complaints about Catholic Church to door of local cathedral 95 Theses Believed church corrupt including the Pope!!! Believed faith not good deeds was way to Heaven Can’t buy salvation Changes Europe… B4 all Europe Roman Catholic Now… people question ideals of Roman Catholic Church Begin to “protest” it Become known as “protestants” Movement away from Catholic Church to other versions of Christianity called Protestant Reformation Beginning of Lutherans

Protestantism Spreads 3) Created What? Names? Protestantism Spreads Luther’s ideas spread widely John Calvin (French) Agrees w/ Luther and also breaks away from Catholic Church Start of Calvinism King Henry VIII of England breaks away too Selfish reasons though Wants divorce; Catholic says, “NO!” Declares all England now members of new Church of England King is head of church now, not Pope! Europe divides Countries and people decide whether to stay Catholic or join Protestant version of Christianity Spain and France stay Catholic and work to spread their ideas English and Dutch turn Protestant New World will be divided as well

4) Reasons Money, Power, Respect Religion only 1 of factors that pushed Europeans across Atlantic Mercantilism: money = POWER Spain controls trade route, trade, money So… have all the power Too powerful to be challenged directly Other countries explore areas Spain doesn’t control New World has tons of goodies and resources $$$ to be made

The Columbian Exchange 5. Define The Columbian Exchange Voyages of Columbus and other explorers Brought 2 parts globe B4 had no contact Europe & Asia Americas Led to exchange of goods on both sides of Atlantic To Americas- Colonists, animals, plants, Disease To Europe- Crops, food, disease

French Open Trading Posts Not really interested in building an empire in New World Saw it as opportunity for $$$ in fishing and fur trade Furs were popular in Europe Traders make big time $$$ in beaver pelts Made agreement w/ Natives to trade fur 1608- sent Samuel de Champlain to set up trading post Turns into modern-day Quebec Used Quebec as basis for moving into other parts of Canada Built trading posts for fur

Dutch Settlements Wanted its share in world trade 6. Majority become…??? Dutch Settlements Wanted its share in world trade Hudson’s voyage starts their claims Netherlands was small but had large fleet of ships 1621- Dutch West India Company sets up trading colony New Netherland Where Hudson explored 1624- sets up forts Fort Orange (Albany) Fort Burlington Island (NJ) Fort Nassau (Philadelphia) New Amsterdam (Manhattan Island)(NYC) 1626- Governor pays Manhates Natives for the island in goods Goods included cloth, beads, trinkets, and metal tools like axes and hoes

Essential Question- Exit Ticket Describe how the 'Colombian Exchange affected both the natives of the Americas as well as the Europeans.