Chapter 3 European Exploration in the Americas The Age of Exploration
Vocabulary Colony Turning Point Circumnavigate Columbian Exchange modifications
Who was the first to discover America? NOT Columubs! Viking Lief Erikson sailed to Greenland and settled in Newfoundland. Some believe asians drifted off course and landed on North American soil.
Columbus Goal: to reach Asia by sailing West across Atlantic Ocean Portugal refused to give Columbus money, Spain agreed. Portugal traveled around horn of Africa 90 men in 3 Ships: Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
How did Columbus Sail?
“Land HO!” Columbus finds land on October 12 He thought he was in the Indies in Asia Landed on the Island of Hispaniola
Columbus returns to Spain Gives Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand gifts. He offers to make the Taino’s (Natives) slaves. Terrible ruler, brought back to spain in chains, dies.
Reasons for Taking over West Indies GOLD GOD GLORY
Other Explorers Vasco Nunez de Balboa Spanish explorer Traveled through Panama to Pacific Ocean Ferdinand Magellan Portuguese explorer Goal: to find Atlantic Pacific Route Killed by fillipinos His crew Circumnavigated the Globe!
Columbian Exchange Transfer of goods, people, and ideas between Western and Eastern Hemisphere Negative Exchange: Diseases, Slavery, Positive Exchange: Cows, hogs, domestic animals, food plants, gold