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January King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain fund and authorize the exploration of a westward sea route to the “Indies.”
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CHAPTER 1 SECTION 4The Atlantic WorldFirst Encounters
Christopher Columbus Christopher
Columbus (1451)- Genoa, Italy- Interests: mapmaker, trade- navigator training in Portugal
*most of his life was spent at sea
A Daring Expedition January 1492
-King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain fund and authorize the exploration of a westward sea route to the “Indies.”
A Daring Expedition Reasons for the Voyage1. Enrich family; gain honor, fortune, fame;
spread Christianity2. Find additional trade routes (bypass
Muslims who controlled overland trade routes connecting Europe and Asia)
3. Spain’s rivalry with Portugal (finding a western route to Asia)
A Daring Expedition Destination: Asia
(August 3, 1492)- Seaport of Palos (Spanish kingdom of Castile)- Three ships: Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
*Awaiting them were dangers such as ocean storms, starvation, disease, etc.
A Daring Expedition Columbus sets sail…
- First heads south, then west (avoiding Atlantic storms)- Underestimates size of planet*(China located where city of San Diego, California is today/Japan located in Virgin Islands)*did not bring enough food for voyage
October 12, 1492-Land is spotted (island of San Salvador in Bahamas)
A Daring Expedition Heading home
(January 16, 1493)- Granted governorship of the present-day island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean
Later Voyages- Columbus led a total of four trips to the Americas
Columbus’s Impact(Map) page 25
The Columbian Exchange* transatlantic trade
-From the Americas1.2.3.
-From Europe, Africa, and Asia1.2.3.
*Columbian exchange also brought disease to Native Americans
Europeans Gain Wealth Treaty of Tordesillas (1494)
- signed by Portugal and Spain- the two countries divided all lands on Earth not already claimed by other Christians
Line of Demarcation- Spain ruled lands west of line, including most of the Americas- Portugal controlled the rest, including Brazil and sea route around Africa
Africans Enslaved Plantations
- large farming operations that produced crops for sale (called cash crops)- established to supply the American foods Europeans demanded- Native Americans – and later – West Africans were enslaved to work
A New Culture Explorers and settlers from other
European nations soon followed the Spanish
American culture today reflects the impact of centuries of exchange among many people
