92115 How does Natural Resources Effect Native American

9/21/15 How does Natural Resources Effect Native American Way of Life? Consider the Follow: Pacific Northwest Desert Southwest Native Americans Eastern Woodland Native Americans Climate Clothing Whale/Buffalo/Rabbit and Deer How and Where they built homes What they planted? Ate?

Explorers of the New World 9/20/15

Why did we explore? n n Sea route to the spices of Asia To find gold, silver, and precious jewels To expand Christianity To Claim new land for their country Imports- Goods coming into the country. Exports- Goods leaving the country.

Christopher Columbus Where did Columbus sail to? Who sponsored his trip?

Other Early Explores

John Cabot n n 1497 – 5 years after Columbus Believe he landed in Asia, but was really in Canada. On this third trip to America his ships were lost at sea. English monarchy didn’t send another ship for another 70 years.

Juan Ponce de Leon n n 1513 Explored Florida and claimed it for Spain In search for Fountain of Youth …… did he find it?

Samuel de Champlain n n 1603 Canada and parts of North America claimed by France

Spanish n n Location: Florida Economy: Farming and Sheep Raising French n Location: Great Lakes n Economy: Fur Trade n n n Depended Upon Natives for Labor Converted Natives to Catholicism n Lived among the Natives; saw them as peers Allowed natives to keep their spirituality while weaving in Catholicism

Settlement v. Colony n Settlement – a place were people first live in a new land • Often officials who rule over native people n Colony- a group of people who leave their native country to from a new settlement • Still deeply connected to the mother land

Why would English want to create colonies?

Why did Europeans want to create a Colony? • New Land – Glory • New Resources- Gold, Import Cheap Good, Triangle Trade • Expel Undesirable Citizens- Columbian Exchange Growing population