1. European Colonization and Empire Building
October 15, 2010

2. PORTUGAL
Who: Prince Henry the Navigator, Bartholomew Dias, Vasco de Gama
Where: Cape of Good Hope (Dias), Around the tip of Africa to India (de Gama), Brazil in South America, Japan
When: & (Height of the Empire)
Why: Spices & Spread Religion

3. SPAIN
Who: Christopher Columbus, Vasco Nunez Balboa, Hernan Cortez, Francisco Pizarro
Where: Central America, most of South America, Mexico, and Southwestern United States
When: 1492, 15th and 16th century
Why: Spices, find gold and silver, spread religion

4. FRANCE
Who: Jacques Cartier & Samuel Champlain (St. Lawrence River Valley), Louis Joliet, Jacques Marquette, & Sieur La Salle (Mississippi River Valley), Sieur de Bienville (New Orleans)
Where: St. Lawrence River Valley, Mississippi River Valley, New Orleans
When: 1600’s
Why: Money and land

5. ENGLAND Who: John Cabot
Where: Caribbean, Northern coast of South America, Eastern coast of North America, United States, Canada, India, and Australia
When: 1497 & 1600’s
Why: Land, money, wealth, and power

6. European Colonization
What are the causes of European exploration and colonization?
What are the contributions of Prince Henry the Navigator?