1. Explorers & English Colonies Monday 09/17/12

2. Pass in all homework Lesson 1 Vocabulary Lesson 2 (3 columns) Lesson 3 Question #1 Venn Diagram Summary

3. Map Quiz # 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 E.C. 1 E.C. 2 E.C. 3

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5. European Explorers Cornell Notes

7. Portuguese and Spanish Exploration Exploration 1400’s Europeans began searching for new route to Indies Indies- East Asia and Indonesia source of spices, gold, jewels, and perfume Wanted to find new route to cut of Arab Merchants

9. Portuguese Explorers First to reach “spice islands” by sailing around African Coast Prince Henry the Navigator Set up school to teach how to navigate african coast Bartholomeu Dias reached the Cape of Good Hope Vasco de Gamma followed same route and landed on West coast of India

11. Christopher Columbus From Genoa, Italy Believed he could reach Indies by sailing west King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain financed voyage

12. Christopher Columbus 1492 Set sail in three ships Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria Believed the distance from Europe and Asia was 2,500 miles Actual distance 10,000 miles

14. Coloumbus On sea for two months and found no land Oct. 12, 1492 spotted island in Caribbean (San Salvador) Called the people Indios- later became Indians Made four trips to South America Never set foot on what is now the United States

15. Amerigo Vespucci/ Vasco Nunez de Balboa Vespucci was first European to realize Columbus found new continent came to conclusion after exploring coast for Portugal in 1499 Cartographer (map maker) later named the entire hemisphere America after him Balboa was first to set eyes on Pacific ocean

16. Ferdinand Magellan 1519, Ferdinand Magellan set to explore Pacific Ocean Sailed east coast of South Ameria Found strait of Magellan- named after him which led to pacific ocean

17. The English and the Northwest Passage King Henry VII hears about Columbus and sends out explorers John Cabot- first from England-- believed he could find quicker route- West from England 1st Voyage found Newfoundland 2nd found North America as far south as Delaware Thought he reached China

19. Francis Drake Queen Elizabeth I produced new English explorer “Sea Dogs” plundered, or stole from Spanish shipping while they explored new territory Drake sailed around the world steeling from Spanish but never found route to the Indies

20. Rules of Civility Handed out is a copy of Rules Civility In groups of 4 read through the rules and then rewrite them in modern english Then as a group come up with where you think this document is from, and why they might have used it.

21. The Southen Colonies Roanoke Colony Queen Elizabeth sent Sir Walter Raleigh to set up colony in North Carolina (1584) 3 years later sent 113 colonist to Roanoke Island a ship dropped them off and the Spanish attacked England, 2 years later when the shipped returned the colony had vanished

22. Virginia King James I gave the Virginia Company the right to establish a colony in North America Joint-Stock Company expected to make a profit Joint-Stock people who buy shares and own a part of the company

23. Jamestow n May 1607 sent 104 men and boys forced to look for silver and gold instead of planting crops Summer half die due to starvation and malaria

24. John Smith Colony would be saved by John Smith Asked Powhatan people for food and was captured Chief's Daughter Pocahontas persuaded dad to spare life traded with Powhatan to survive

25. Jamestown Cont. Colonist John Rolfe learned how to plant Tobacco which would become profitable and number one export John Rolfe would later marry Pocahontas