European Exploration and Settlement of America Period 1

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European Exploration and Settlement of America Period 1 AP U. S. History

European Exploration and Settlement of America Period 1 AP U. S. History

Think About It ►Explain the causes of European exploration and colonization in the Americas.

Think About It ►Explain the causes of European exploration and colonization in the Americas. ►Compare and contrast the developments and lifestyle of the Spanish, French, and English colonies in the North America.

Europe Before Exploration ►Renaissance Technological innovations ►Growth of Nation-States England, France, Spain, Portugal, Holland

Europe Before Exploration ►Renaissance Technological innovations ►Growth of Nation-States England, France, Spain, Portugal, Holland ►Protestant Reformation and Religious Wars Lutheranism Calvinism ►Predestination Church of England aka Anglican Church Catholic Counter-Reformation

European Colonization • God, • Glory, Gold Spain Christopher Columbus (1492) • France Jacques

European Colonization • God, • Glory, Gold Spain Christopher Columbus (1492) • France Jacques Cartier (1534) • Dutch Henry Hudson (1609) • England Charter Colonies, Proprietary Colonies, Royal Colonies

Treaty of Tordesillas (1494)

Treaty of Tordesillas (1494)

European Colonies

European Colonies

Columbian Exchange

Columbian Exchange

What do you see when you look at this coin? What might the European

What do you see when you look at this coin? What might the European explorers see?

Natives and Europeans “Our fathers had plenty of deer and skins, our plains were

Natives and Europeans “Our fathers had plenty of deer and skins, our plains were full of deer, as also our woods, and of turkies, and our coves full of fish and fowl. But these English have gotten our land, they with scythes cut down the grass, and with axes fell the trees; their cows and horses eat the grass, and their hogs spoil our clam banks, and we shall be starved. ” – Miantonomi, Narragansett sachem, 1642.

The Spanish in America ►Royal Colonies § Viceroys ►Relations with Natives § Catholic Conversion

The Spanish in America ►Royal Colonies § Viceroys ►Relations with Natives § Catholic Conversion and Missions § Pueblo Revolt (1680) ►Labor § Encomienda System § Asiento System ►Spanish Caste System

The French in America ►Royal Colonies ►Jesuits and Catholic Conversion ►Fur Trade § Coureurs

The French in America ►Royal Colonies ►Jesuits and Catholic Conversion ►Fur Trade § Coureurs de Bois (runner of the woods) ►Native Relations § Trade Networks § Alliances § Intermarriage

The English in America ►Charters and Joint-Stock Companies ►Population Growth § Indentured Servants ►Native

The English in America ►Charters and Joint-Stock Companies ►Population Growth § Indentured Servants ►Native Relations § Early Native Assistance § Animosity and Exclusion ►Anglo-Powhatan Wars ►Pequot Wars (1636 -1638) ►King Philip’s War (1675 -1678)

Smallpox and Natives c. 1575 -1580

Smallpox and Natives c. 1575 -1580