Unit 1: Discovery, Settlement & Colonial America 1491-1763Topic 1: Three Worlds Meet

Name: __________________________Date:__________________

August 3, 1492 – Columbus and three ships sail from Spain Born in ________________ but sailed for _________________ Purpose: Sail to Asia (India) by going _________________________________________ instead

of around Africa (like the Portuguese did)

Why Explore?Motives (Reasons) for Exploration =

_____ = ___________________________________ _____ = ___________________________________ _____ = ___________________________________

Why do you think Columbus called the native people he met, “Los

Indios” (the Indians)?

The move from the Old World (Europe) to the New World (Americas) began.

What European Nations explored the Americas, and where did they Settle?

___________ -- built settlements in the Caribbean, South America and Central America

___________ -- settled in North America (present day United States)

___________ -- settled in present-day Canada

-- settled in present-day New York

___________ -- were brought to work on large plantations in the Caribbean and

Southern English colonies

Comparing Three Worlds

THINK ABOUT IT:

American Indians Europeans West Africans

What were their religious beliefs? What was their government? What were their economic systems? What kind of technology did they have?

Impact of Discovery_______________ The establishment of distant settlements controlled by parent country.

Often times natives were forced into work on plantations An _________________ begins between the Old World and the New

Define the Columbian Exchange:

3 Most Important Items, New Old World 3 Most Important Items, Old New World

Trading Food is Good…Trading Disease is BAD! Population decrease estimates __________ to __________ of the native population. Decrease in population means decrease in workforce.

What will the Europeans do to increase their workforce???

With so many Natives dying of disease, Europeans turned to the ________________________ to replenish labor force.

THINK ABOUT IT: