1. EARLY EXPLORATION REVIEW

2. WHY DID THEY EXPLORE? “God, Gold, Glory” Portuguese first went around Africa to get to India Other Countries followed suit Spain England Netherlands France Line of Demarcation Divided the world: All East belonged to Spain, All West to Portugal England and Netherlands began to seek more routes and gain bigger empires

4. SPAIN Christopher Columbus “Tierra Tierra, los indios” Actually hit the Bahamas, not India Took 3 more trips, Spain begins colonizing Vasco Nunez de Balboa Viewed Pacific Ocean Ferdinand Magellan 1522: First to circumnavigate the globe

6. SPANISH CONQUESTS Hernando Cortes Conquistadors—conquered for Spain Fueled by rumors of gold and silver Conquered the Aztecs in 1521 Impact of Disease Francisco Pizzaro: Conquers Peru in 1533 Peninsulares: Spanish settlers Mestizos: mixed Spaniards and Natives Encomienda: work system: Natives work for Spaniards

7. SETTLING NORTH AMERICA New France: Quebec (Canada), Mississippi River Valley English: 1607: Jamestown Puritans: 1620, founded by Pilgrims at Plymouth New Netherland (Dutch--What we call New England Now) England v. Dutch (Gain the East Coast) England v. France (French and Indian War) Native response (More Disease  )

8. ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE Why Africans? Immunities to Disease Farming Experience Less likely to escape in new lands Skin color made it easy to track Nearly 10 Million Africans imported to Americas between 1500-1870 Spain and Portugal Started it http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/books/applications/imaps/maps/g5s _u3/index.html

9. SLAVERY SPREADS England dominates trade Slavery became hereditary Triangular Trade: European Goods to Africa for Slaves, Slaves taken to America to produce goods, goods like tobacco, sugar and coffee sent to Europe Rum for slaves, slaves for molasses and sugar, sugar for rum. Middle Passage of transport, poor conditions