1. Why did Europe explore and Colonize the North America?

2. Why was Europe exploring the World?
Political
C.R.E.A.M
Economic
1400s-1500
European Nations seek trade with China for luxury items such as: sugar, spices, silks, perfumes and other goods
Portugal - 1st to sail around the tip of Africa
Spain – Columbus sails west and “discovers” the
Americas
Italian Merchants control the Silk and Spice Routes:
Europe
Middle
East
China
England
Netherlands Searched for the “Northwest Passage”
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Other European Nations wanted the wealth and power like Italy, they searched for their own route to China
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3. Why was Europe exploring the World?
Political
Economic
C.R.E.A.M
1400s-1500
Colonies generated wealth for European Nations. European nations established colonies to gain wealth and power.
Colonies provided European Nations with
much wealth, not only in the form of gold but
also resources. European nations established
colonies for various reasons:
Spain – search for gold, establish plantations
France – Fur trade
Netherlands – Center of Trade
England – See Reasons for the 13 Colonies Ex
Colonization
Geography
Social
Life in the New World provided many opportunities for individuals who were willing to settle:
Religious Freedom – many came to escape religious persecution in Europe. Life in the New World offered many the opportunity to worship freely.
Economic Opportunities- Land was in abundance in North America, the average European could own his own piece of land, in turn the land could help him gain wealth.
Social Opportunities -Some came for new beginnings.
New Netherlands was established on the Island of Manhattan.