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God, Gold, God, Gold, & Glory& Glory
The Age of European Exploration & Expansion
MotivesThe 3 G’s
Godreligious fervor convert natives
Goldexpand trade - esp. spices &
precious metalsprofit
Gloryadventurepowernational pride
Means
Mid-1400sEuropean monarchs
had MORE:PowerResourcesAdvanced technology
Portugal
Early leaderSailed eastward
--> India (spice trade)
Vasco da Gama
Cape of Good HopeSecured control of
spice tradeTook from Muslims
HUGE $$$
Prince Henry the Navigator
Instrumental Patronage led to
major technological advances
Spain
Sailed westward
Seeking route --> Asia
SpainPortugal
Christopher Columbus
Earth not so bigQueen Isabella
(Spain) 4 voyages - all
end up in the Caribbean
Ferdinand Magellan
1519 - 1st to circumnavigate the globe (sort of)
Spain in the Americas
Conquistadors - the Spanish conquerors of the Americas
“Gifts” from SpainSlaveryDiseaseDeath
Encomienda System
Aztec & Inca civilizations destroyedSpanish controlSubjects of Queen
Encomienda - the right of landowners to use Native Americans as laborers
Protection - required but not followed
Columbian Exchange
The exchange of plants and animals between Europe and the AmericasEurope --> Americas
Horses, cattle, & wheatAmericas --> Europe
Potatoes, cocoa, corn, tomatoes, & tobacco
Transformed economic activity
European Rivals
DutchFrenchBritish
The Main Idea…
How did the presence of the Europeans in the “New World” impact the indigenous populations in a positive way? In a negative way?
The trans-Atlantic slave trade was the trade of African people supplied to the colonies of the “New World" that occurred in and around the Atlantic Ocean
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
Locate: Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Africa & the Americas
The Atlantic Slave Trade
Began in the 1500s
What purpose did the trans-Atlantic slave trade serve?
The Atlantic Slave Trade
Purpose:To fill the need for labor in Spain’s
American empire Eventually provided labor for British
and French colonies in the Americas
Triangular Trade
What is triangular trade?
Triangular Trade
Hint: It is not the trading of triangles… Hey! Sweet triangle dude! Want to trade it for a chicken leg?
Triangular Trade
Triangular trade is trade between three ports or regions.
Most famous: West Africa, the Americas, and Europe
The Middle Passage
The Middle Passage was the sea lane west from Africa that carried abducted or recently purchased African slaves.
The Middle Passage
1 - 6 month journey (weather dependent)
Estimated 11+ million Africans A 1 - 6 month cruise sounds good,
right?
Middle Passage
Problems:OvercrowdingDiseaseBrutal, inhuman treatment
Many died due to poor conditionsDysenteryScurvyStarvationSmallpox
Packing Instructions: This showed ship owners how to most efficiently pack his ship with slaves. This was all below deck – no windows, no bathrooms, little to no food or water, and they were all shackled. Imagine being like that for 1-6 months. It’s no wonder many slaves chose to commit suicide by jumping ship…a death by drowning seemed kinder than a middle passage cruise into a life of slavery
