Age of Exploration Flashcards
John Cabot
From England & Explored Canada
Francisco Coronado
From Spain (Spanish)
Explored Southwest/Mexico
Robert de La Salle
From France & Explored Mississippi River
Henry Hudson
From the Netherlands and explored The Great Lakes, Canada and New York
Samuel de Champlain
France/ French and explored Quebec Canada
Motives
Gold, God, & Glory
Obstacles
Disease, Issues, Lack of supplies, fear of the unknown.
Accomplishments
A change of Goods, mapping new places, claiming new territories, ships and tools
Who established trading posts?
The French
Who enslaved Native Americans
Spanish
Who established settlement and claimed land?
French
Who learned farming techniques from Native Americans
English
Who learned farming techniques from Native Americans
English
Who forced American Indians to convert to Christianity and build missions?
French
Who established a peaceful and profitable business with the American Indians?
French
What are the three main empires of west Africa?
Mali, Ghana, Songhai
Where did the Portuguese want to get to quickly?
India
What is the middle passage?
The FORCED voyage of enslaved Africans to the new world.
Items leaving West Africa
Enslaved Africans (people)
Gold
Metal
Items going to Africa
Salt, Manufactured goods, cloth
Why was salt important?
Flavor, preserving food, not very available in Africa
What was the first colony in North America?
Virginia
Sugar and coffee was traded by
The Americas
Enslaved People were traded by
Africa
Arms and textiles were traded by
Europe
