1. Aim: How did Europe divide up the Americas?
Columbus “Discovery” of America (1492)
Do Now-Give 3 ways that Columbus’ “discovery” will effect both Europe and the New World.
Spain controls most of New World
↑ competition/ others started to settle
Religious and political wars
Treaty of Tordesillas (1493 and 1494)
Created by Pope
Divided up New World Territory between Spain and Portugal
Why they let the Pope make the treaty??????
Shows importance of religion
They are both Catholic, so he must be fair,,,,,, Right?

2. Spanish Colonies in the New World
Organizing their colony
Mining for gold
Set up Encomiendas
Columbian Exchange (horses, gunpowder etc.)
Brought slaves from Africa.. Why?
Used to climate
Free
Natives were dying from disease
Set up Missionaries to convert to Catholicism.. Why??
Assimilate into society
Christianity is a “passive” or peaceful religion!!
Hell to Pay!!!!!
Aim: How did Europe divide up the Americas?

3. England’s Colonial Attempts
Late to game,,, so how can they benefit from the New World?
they got the leftovers,
or stole from Spanish
Drake… Pirate or hero??? Drake the Dragon or “Sir” Francis Drake??? $40 million bounty
Eventually settled South of Canada (present day US)
FYI- hard to imagine b/c we are the AWESOME US, but this was by far the least useful area in the New World– no gold or sugar!
Aim: How did Europe divide up the Americas?

4. Aim: How did Europe divide up the Americas?
French Canada
Cartier and Champlain
Few settlers came to Canada…. Why???
Damn cold!!!
France doing pretty good at that point
Resources
Fish/Fur/Ice/Lumber
Good relationship with Natives…. Why???
Fair traders… even traded one item that no other European country would give to Natives..
Guns!!!!!!
Didn’t take their land!! ( no settlers,,, remember!!!)
Aim: How did Europe divide up the Americas?

5. Aim: How did Europe divide up the Americas?
Dutch NY
Henry Hudson sailed for Dutch East India Co.
New Amsterdam (Present day NYC)
Eventually overtaken by England
Minuet/Stuyvesant/ Jonas Bronc/ van der Donk
Aim: How did Europe divide up the Americas?