1. 9/21/15 How does Natural Resources Effect Native American Way of Life?
Consider the Follow:
Pacific Northwest
Desert Southwest Native Americans
Eastern Woodland Native Americans
Climate
Clothing
Whale/Buffalo/Rabbit and Deer
How and Where they built homes
What they planted? Ate?

2. Explorers of the New World
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3. Why did we explore? Sea route to the spices of Asia
To find gold, silver, and precious jewels
To expand Christianity
To Claim new land for their country
Imports- Goods coming into the country.
Exports- Goods leaving the country.

4. Where did Columbus sail to?
Christopher Columbus
He was born Italian ( )
He sailed for King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella of Spain
In 1492 he set sail from Spain (August 03)and landed on the Caribbean Islands (Oct 11)
He sailed on three ships: Nina, Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
Columbus thought he had made it to Asia, and called this area the Indies, and called its inhabitants Indians.
He would sail to the Americas three more times before he died. For a total of four trips to the America’s.
Where did Columbus sail to?
Who sponsored his trip?

5. Other Early Explores

6. John Cabot 1497 – 5 years after Columbus
Believe he landed in Asia, but was really in Canada.
On this third trip to America his ships were lost at sea.
English monarchy didn’t send another ship for another 70 years.
He was born in Genoa, Italy( )
He went to Venice Italy to learn about navigation.
He sailed for the British in 1497 on the ship Mathew.
He claimed Canada and parts of North America thinking it was Asia.
On his second voyage to America his ships were lost at sea.

7. Juan Ponce de Leon 1513 Explored Florida and claimed it for Spain
In search for Fountain of Youth
…… did he find it?

9. Samuel de Champlain
1603
Canada and parts of North America claimed by France
He was born in Genoa, Italy( )
He went to Venice Italy to learn about navigation.
He sailed for the British in 1497 on the ship Mathew.
He claimed Canada and parts of North America thinking it was Asia.
On his second voyage to America his ships were lost at sea.

10. Spanish
French
Location: Florida
Economy: Farming and Sheep Raising
Depended Upon Natives for Labor
Converted Natives to Catholicism
Location: Great Lakes
Economy: Fur Trade
Lived among the Natives; saw them as peers
Allowed natives to keep their spirituality while weaving in Catholicism

12. Settlement v. Colony
Settlement – a place were people first live in a new land
Often officials who rule over native people
Colony- a group of people who leave their native country to from a new settlement
Still deeply connected to the mother land

13. Why would English want to create colonies?

14. Why did Europeans want to create a Colony?
New Land – Glory
New Resources- Gold, Import Cheap Good, Triangle Trade
Expel Undesirable Citizens- Columbian Exchange Growing population