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Age of Exploration
- Portugal's Motivation
- find a sea route to
Asia that bypasses
the Arabs in the
Middle East
- found a route around
Africa to Asia, with
established harbors
along the African
coast
- Arabs were tolling
the traders - the
Middle East was a
crossroads
- found a route around
Africa to Asia, with
established harbors
along the African
coast
- find a sea route to
Asia that bypasses
the Arabs in the
Middle East
- Spain's Motivation
- to have something
to do and invest in;
to find a Western
sea route to Asia
- Spain had just finished
ending Muslim
occupation in 1492
- Portugal had
taken the
South/East sea
route
- commissions
Christopher
Columbus in 1492
- mistakenly found
N. and S. America
- stayed in S.
America for gold,
silver, and native
labor
- stayed in S.
America for gold,
silver, and native
labor
- mistakenly found
N. and S. America
- Portugal had
taken the
South/East sea
route
- Spain had just finished
ending Muslim
occupation in 1492
- to have something
to do and invest in;
to find a Western
sea route to Asia
- England's Motivation
- desire for a "northwest
passage" to the Pacific Ocean
through N. America
- N. American was
untouched by Spain
because it had less gold
and silver
- found land fit for colonies instead
- N. American was
untouched by Spain
because it had less gold
and silver
- desire for a "northwest
passage" to the Pacific Ocean
through N. America
- Spain's Exploration
- found gold, silver, and
slave labor in S. America
- Spain was not
interested in colonies,
only in making a profit
- stayed on the Caribbean Islands
until the gold ran out, then used as
a base of exploration
- Vasco de Gama, 1513 -
overland to Pacific
- Ponce de Leon, 1513 -
explored Florida
- Ferdinand Magellan,
1519-1522 - circumnavigation
- Hernando Cortes, 1519-1521 -
conquered Aztecs
- Francisco Pizarro, 1531 -
began conquering Incas
- Vasco de Gama, 1513 -
overland to Pacific
- Spain was not
interested in colonies,
only in making a profit
- nearly 175,000 Spaniards came
to the New World and found
success
- this attracted threats
- The Dutch, English, and French
attacked Spanish silver ships;
rebellions in colonies
- Spain forced to spend more
and more money on
defense
- had no more profits by 1640, came out
of AoE as a second-rate country
- had no more profits by 1640, came out
of AoE as a second-rate country
- Spain forced to spend more
and more money on
defense
- The Dutch, English, and French
attacked Spanish silver ships;
rebellions in colonies
- this attracted threats
- found gold, silver, and
slave labor in S. America
- Dutch Exploration
- originally trading with Spain
- Dutch were Protestant,
Spanish were Catholic - Spain
cut off ports when the Dutch
refused to convert
- Dutch go to New World to
undercut Spanish
- found New Netherland on
Hudson River
- found New
Amsterdam on
Manhattan Island
- found New
Amsterdam on
Manhattan Island
- Dutch government was
not interested, too busy
fighting Spain
- opened N. America for
English and Canada for
French
- opened N. America for
English and Canada for
French
- found New Netherland on
Hudson River
- Dutch go to New World to
undercut Spanish
- Dutch were Protestant,
Spanish were Catholic - Spain
cut off ports when the Dutch
refused to convert
- originally trading with Spain
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