5 W’s of European Exploration WHEN did exploration occur? -1000- Leif Erikson and the Vikings were the first Europeans to arrive in the New World. -1607- The first successful English colony at Jamestown.
5 W’s of European Exploration Who was involved in Exploration? Spain France Portugal England
5W’s of European Exploration Where did the Europeans explore? North America -The Florida Region -Northern Atlantic Coast -The Carolinas - Great Lakes Central America -Central Mexico South America -Brazil -Peru
5 W’s of European Exploration Why did they explore the New World? Mercantilism -The search for wealth (exports>imports) Economic and military competition among countries. Search for the Northwest Passage (water route to the Pacific) Spread Christianity Sense of adventure
5 W’s of European Exploration Death of millions of Native Americans The Columbian Exchange -The movement of people, goods, and diseases between Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. The Slave Trade Europeans colonies in the Americas What was the result of European Exploration?