student version. who “discovered” the americas? the irish? vikings? leif ericcson- 1000 ad. *...
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Who “discovered” the Americas?The Irish?Vikings? Leif Ericcson- 1000 AD. *
Africans? Art
Chinese? 1421 emperor led expedition
The “native” indians?Portugese?Christopher Columbus? 1492- Carribean islands
Amerigo Vespucci? Helped Columbus
Juan Ponce de Leon? 1513- St. Augustine Florida
John Cabot? First from Enlgand
1492: A BIG Year for Spain!Take Granada - throw Muslims out – ends
Reconquista“Super Catholics” – throw out JewsWant to show how mighty they are…Fund Columbus, an Italian, for a voyage to AsiaAugust 1492 – set sailOctober 1492 – reached West IndiesReturns to brag…3 more voyages madeClaimed Hispaniola, Cuba and Jamaica and coast
of South America for Spain
The Turning PointWipe out Native
Cultures (Disease, murder, converting religion, forcing from native land)
Europeans become more curious of New World. (take natives back as slaves)
Balboa claims Pacific for Spain Crosses isthmus of panama
Magellan’s crew Circumnavigates the globe
Columbian ExchangeFoods, animals,
disease, etc.
Spanish Conquer the New World
Several ConquistadorsHernando Cortes- Conquered
Aztecs
Francisco Pizarro- Conquered Incas
Juan Ponce de Leon- 1513- Florida
Panfilo Narvaez- Caught in storm in gulf
Hernando de Soto- 1539-1542- Explored Florida to Miss.
Francisco Coronado- Arizona, New mexico, grand canyon.
Why spend the time and money??
Life in New SpainMissions “duty” to convert to Catholic
Laws of the Indies- Class SystemPeninsulares- SpanishCreoles- born thereMestizos- mixedindians
Native American workers/slavesEncomiendas
Bartolome de Las Casas- Priest- stopped native slavery, promoted african slavery.
African Slave Trade begins: 1540s10 million slaves
Europe Scrambles for AmericaProtestant Reformation sets the scene in 1517. Caused many division – Spain (Catholic) England (Anglican) Dutch and German (Protestant)
France: Giovanni da Verrazano & Jacques Cartier
V- Traveled Carolinas through Canada for NW passage C ½ way up the St. Lawrence
Focus on trapping, fishing and trading, missionary work
Covered the great lakes and MississippiNetherlands: Henry Hudson & Peter Minuit
Purchased Manhattan settled New Netherland (York)
H- New york harbor, M- searches for riches
England: John Cabot & Henry Hudson, etc.Sir Walter Raleigh establishes Roanoke in 1585Virginia Company establishes Jamestown in 1607
C- “new found” island- wanted Spain’s Success.
Jamestown Colony est. 1607
Swampy areaLittle to eatNo goldJohn Smith and PocahontasTobacco crops 1612Reforms of 1619 -BurgessesWomen 1619African Slaves- 1644 more than 300 from the Dutch
The PilgrimsThe MayflowerBradford establishes Plymouth in
1620 Elected Gov for 36 years
“Separatists” from the church of England
The Mayflower Compact “Civic Body Politic- about the “common good”
Very harsh winterUnstable housesNearly ½ diedSpring brought help- crops planted thanks to the natives
Day of thanksgiving