Exploration Expansion Voyages of Discovery Ms James Voyages

Exploration & Expansion Voyages of Discovery Ms. James

Voyages to Discovery • What caused the Age of Exploration? 1. _______ = spirit of discovery 2. ___________ • People want to find a faster way to India to get trade goods 3. ______________ • Three G’s: Gold, God, & Glory

Routes to India • Sail east around Africa • __________…Opps New World

New Technology • Explorers needed to calculate their location with a… • ______________ • Developed by Muslim Empires

New Technology Cont… • Explorers needed a ship that can hold _______and withstand _______… • _____- was a light, fast sailing ship • Steered with rudder • Triangular Sails • Equipped with cannons

Portuguese Explorers • Portugal’s Kings were patrons of the explorers… • _______- ultimate goal was to find a water route around Africa to India. • _________ 1. __________(map on next slide) • First European to attempt to sail around the southern tip of Africa “Cape of Good Hope”

Portuguese Explorers Cont… 2. _______ • First to make it to Clicut, India and back to Portugal!

Portuguese Explorers Cont… 3. _______ • Second trip to India! • Sailed to _____ and Indonesia! • ____________

Spanish Explorers • King Ferdinand Queen Isabella helped finance certain voyages! 1. ____________ (1492) • Columbus sails west to get to ____…inventive idea but flawed because the ______are in the way! • Sails to Caribbean Islands • Finds “Indians” and he believes he found

Columbus’ Route

Spanish Explorers Cont. . 2. _________ • First to realize that Columbus found a “______”, Americas named after him.

Spanish Explorers Cont… _________ Tried to find passage at Isthmus of Panama. • Spanish realize there’s another ocean to cross to get to India. • ________ Ocean from New World • Panama Canal today!!!

Spanish Explorers Cont… 4. Ferdinand ______ • Sails west to sail AROUND WORLD! ________- sail completely around the world. • • Left with 250 men, and returns with only 18 (Minus Magellan, he dies during voyage)

English Explorers • English 1. _________, sailed to Canada

English Explorers Cont… 2. _______, sailed to southern tip of South America and stopped over in modern day California. • #2 to circumnavigate the world.

English Explorers Cont… 3. _________ • Tried to find ________, but found ice instead. Not the last time we’ll see Hudson.

French Explorers • French 1. Jacques Cartier (1534 – 1535) • Sailed into the St. Lawrence River in Canada “New France” or Newfoundland • Fur Trade is very profitable.

Dutch Explorers • Dutch 1. Henry Hudson (Again, but for different country) • Explored Hudson Bay region, in search of Northwest Passage

Henry’s search for the Northeast Passage

Explorers find new ways to make new routes… • • Can’t Go Over It. Can’t Go Under It. Can’t Go Around It. Got to Go Through It.

Making Contact! • The beginning of conquest and colonies occurs when explorers get off their ships in search of riches and land to claim for country! • Cortes (Aztec Empire) • Pizarro (Inca Empire) • REMEMBER • 3 G’s: God, Gold, & Glory

That’s All Folks