1. 5 W’s of European Exploration
WHEN did exploration occur?
Leif Erikson and the Vikings were the first Europeans to arrive in the New World.
The first successful English colony at Jamestown.

2. 5 W’s of European Exploration
Who was involved in Exploration?
Spain
France
Portugal
England

3. 5W’s of European Exploration
Where did the Europeans explore?
North America
-The Florida Region
-Northern Atlantic Coast
-The Carolinas
- Great Lakes
Central America
-Central Mexico
South America
-Brazil
-Peru

4. 5 W’s of European Exploration
Why did they explore the New World?
Mercantilism
-The search for wealth (exports>imports)
Economic and military competition among countries.
Search for the Northwest Passage (water route to the Pacific)
Spread Christianity
Sense of adventure

5. 5 W’s of European Exploration
Death of millions of Native
Americans
The Columbian Exchange
-The movement of
people, goods,
and diseases
between Asia,
Africa, Europe, and
the Americas.
The Slave Trade
Europeans colonies in
the Americas
What was the result of European Exploration?