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1 THE AGE OF DISCOVERY: North America
Renaissance success stories: $$$$$$$$ PORTUGAL: Africa and the Indies – Gold & Slaves SPAIN: SOUTH and CENTRAL AMERICA - GOLD SPAIN BECOMES THE GLOBAL POWERHOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ENGLAND WANTS COLONIZE, BUT IS DEALING WITH RELIGIOUS WARS AT HOME…..

2 Protestant Reformation
Roman Catholic Church #1 power in Europe The church is corrupt The Pope and the church angered many Catholics Why? The church was more about money and power than God

3 Protestant Reformation
Martin Luther: German priest PROTESTS Begins the PROTESTANT REFORMATION War breaks out between CATHOLICS and PROTESTANTS all over Europe

4 Europe is divided between CATHOLICS and PROTESTANTS
ENGLAND = PROTESTANT SPAIN = CATHOLIC PROTESTANT TERRITORY CATHOLIC TERRITORY

5 ENGLAND ENGLAND was a battlefield between CATHOLICS and PROTESTANTS
PROTESTANTS WIN!! ENGLAND is far behind CATHOLIC SPAIN and now wants to catch up

6 ENGLAND sends out SEA DOGS (Pirates) to raid SPANISH SHIPPING
SIR FRANCIS DRAKE ENGLAND sends out SEA DOGS (Pirates) to raid SPANISH SHIPPING

7 Spanish Armada (fleet)
Spain tries to invade England by SEA A terrible storm hits the ARMADA and scatters the fleet SPAIN is defeated and ENGLAND rules the NORTH ATLANTIC This the beginning of the DECLINE OF THE SPANISH EMPIRE SPAIN

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9 ROANOKE NO!! Colony actually was attacked by
FAILED British colony in Virginia All the settlers were gone when the ships returned Colony “DISAPPEARED”? NO!! Colony actually was attacked by Indians and colonist were either killed or kidnapped

10 Self Test 1. What was wrong with Roman Catholicism
2. What did Protestants want? 3. Who is the most famous Protestant? 4. Why was England so far behind Spain when it came to exploration? 5. Why did Spain hate England? 6. What did the Spanish plan to do to England? 7. What happened to Roanoke?

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