The Age of Exploration
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The Age of ExplorationChapter 13
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Exploration and ExpansionMotives and MeansFirst Portugal and SpainThen Dutch Republic, England and
France
For 1000’s of years, they had remained in one area of the world.
Europeans had always been fascinated with ASIA.
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Exploration and ExpansionIt started with Marco Polo’s
expedition to China and the book he wrote (The Travels)
He studied Genghis and Kublai Khan.
Of course, he book was read by many Europeans
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Exploration and ExpansionOne of those readers was
Christopher Columbus.
The Ottoman Empire had made it difficult to travel east. So, the idea of gaining access to Asia by sea.
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Exploration and ExpansionMotives for ExpansionFirst
◦Economic motives Spice trade was very important because these spices were used to flavor and preserve food
High hopes of finding precious metals
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Exploration and ExpansionSecond
◦Religious motives Introduction of Catholicism to these native people. Example of this was Hernan Cortes
“God, Glory, and Gold” was the motto
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Exploration and ExpansionWith European monarchs
increasing their wealth and stability, they could now focus outside their borders.
Europeans had also increased their technology that enabled them to start this “New Global Age”
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Exploration and ExpansionPortugal started the exploration.
Searching for a shorter route to India and China, Prince Henry sent a fleet along the African coast.
1st- Bartholomeu Diaz- Cape of Good Hope
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Exploration and Expansion
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Exploration and Expansion2nd – Vasco De Gama
Rounded the Cape of Good Hope and sailed onto India.
Carried spices back to Portugal and gained a huge profit by selling his spices.
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Exploration and Expansion
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Exploration and ExpansionPortuguese fleets returned and
defeated Muslim shipping to take over the spice trade.
Portugal wanted more and would expand their trade to China
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Exploration and ExpansionPortugal soon explored the Spice
Islands, which is off the coast of Vietnam.
Portugal signed a treaty with the ruler of the Spice Island to export spices.
Portugal’s weakness was that it did not have the power nor the desire to colonize the islands
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Voyage to the AmericasWhile Portugal was sailing
eastward, the Spaniards were wanting to sail westward.
Christopher Columbus, Italian, convinced Queen Isabella that he could sail west and hit Asia.
In October of 1492, he reached America NOT Asia.
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Voyage to the Americas
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Voyage to the AmericasColumbus made three more
voyages and explored most of the Caribbean islands in which he name the “Indies”
The race was on now
Spain and Portugal feared dominance
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Voyage to AmericasFearing dominance, both Spain and
Portugal agreed on an imaginary line through the Atlantic Ocean.
Treaty of Tordesillas (1494)Portugal – East trade routesSpain- West trade routes
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Line of Demarcation
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Voyage to the AmericasThe exploration age had taken off
when it was realized the Columbus had discovered a new land.
John Cabot explored the New England coastline for England
Amerigo Vespucci made several voyages and documented what he saw.
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Spanish EmpireSpain had gone to Middle America,
which was lead by Hernan Cortez.
Francisco Pizarro, from Spain, had lead an expedition into South America
Both conquered the native Americans
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Economic Impact and CompetitionSpain and Portugal were now
expanding their territories and colonizing.
Establishing what was theirs and laying claim to new land meant competition and huge economic status
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Economic Impact and CompetitionSpain- Middle and South AmericaColumbian Exchange was the
exchange of plants and animals between the New World and Old World.
Portugal- EastwardEstablishing Asia as a major
trading ground and challenging the Italian states for supremacy.
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Economic Impact and CompetitionBy the end of the 1500’s
The Dutch established the West Indies Company to compete with Spain and Portugal.
West Indies Company was located in present day New York state.
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Economic Impact and CompetitionBy the 1600’s and 1700’s
England had established Virginia and Massachusetts Bay Colony
France had established Canada and Louisiana
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Trade, Colonies, & MercantilismColony is a settlement of people
who are linked to the parent country through trade and direct government control
Mercantilism is a principle that was prominent throughout the 1700’s
It meant that a Balance of Trade or same number of imports and exports
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Competition Since the beginning of exploration,
there is a competition for land and dominance.
This will set the tone for future expansion, war, and ruin.
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Slavery Slavery had been a part of history
since civilization.
Africa had been a primary source for slavery. Its main source was Southwest Africa.
Most were used as domestic servants BUT that will soon change.
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SlaveryWith the discovery of new land,
Spain was first to bring shipments of slaves from Africa.
There was a three way trade.Spain traded guns and clothes to
Africa for slavesSlaves were taken back to America
for sugar, tobacco, and raw cotton
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SlaveryWhich was sold to Europeans for
money and supplies.
This process was called the Middle Passage
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The Middle Passage