1. New France Canada claimed by the French
Jacques Cartier explored coastline, discovered St. Lawrence River
Fur trading
First permanent French settlement
Quebec 1608
By early 1700's Quebec - Louisiana

2. English colonies Established colonies along eastern coast
First permanent settlement
Jamestown 1607
Pilgrims- Plymouth, Massachusetts
Organized for profit, escape religious persecution,or gifts from English kings to supporters

3. Governing English colonies
Royal governors
Parliament pass laws on trade
Large amount of self government
Colonists expected same rights as Englishmen
"freeborn Englishmen"

4. Struggling for power Spain, France, England, Netherlands
French and Indian war
French won many battles at first
1759 British captured Quebec
Treaty of Paris ended war world wide

5. Triangular trade across the Atlantic
3 legged international trade network
Leg 1:
Merchant ships brought European goods to Africa
Leg 2:
Slaves transported to Americas(Middle Passage)
Leg 3:
Merchants brought raw materials to Europe

6. Horrors of the Middle Passage
Africans taken from inland villages force to march to coast
Packed below deck in chains
Voyage lasted 3 weeks – 3 months
Up to half Africans died on board due to disease or brutal treatment

7. Impact of Atlantic Slave Trade
Brought wealth to merchants and traders
Brought devastation to African states
Estimated 11 million enslaved Africans reached Americas
2 million most likely died under conditions of middle passage

8. Columbian Exchange
Columbus brought back plants and animals from the Americas
Later returned with settlers and European plants and animals
Began global exchange now known as Columbian Exchange

9. Mercantilism Strengthening national economies
Believed real wealth measured in gold and silver
Need to export more than import
Colonies sent raw materials to parent country
Parent country sent back manufactured goods

10. National wealth Imposed national currencies
Established standard weights and measures
Tariffs imposed on imported goods
Led to rise in national economies

11. Activity on Columbus
Read primary source on Columbus and answer questions
Change file name to "Columbus primary source first name last name"
Drop the file into your World History one drive folder

12. Activity on Columbian Exchange
Type of good
Old world
New world
Crops
Disease
Animals

13. Type of good
Old world
New world
Crops
Wheat, sugar, bananas, rice, oats,barley, rye, grapes, coffee
Corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, beans, peanuts, squash, pumpkins, chili peppers, pineapples, tomatoes, cocoa, sunflowers, tobacco
Disease
Smallpox, Typhus, Measles, Malaria, Influenza, Whooping cough
N/A
Animals
Horses, pigs, cows, oxen, goats, chickens
Turkey