The Age of Exploration and Discovery

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The Age of Exploration and Discovery

• God, Gold and Glory!
• Spread Christianity
• Find riches
• Fame
• Renaissance thirst for knowledge

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Portuguese Exploration

• Portuguese explorers
• Prince Henry the Navigator
• Dias
• da Gama
• Cabral

• Portuguese colonies
• Brazil
• Parts of Africa

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Spanish Exploration

• Spanish Explorers
• Christopher Columbus
• Amerigo Vespucci
• Magellan
• Balboa
• Cortez
• Pizarro
• De Soto

• Spanish colonies
• South America (except for Brazil)
• Mexico
• Southwestern United States
• Florida

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Land Disputes between Portugal and Spain

• 1493 Pope Alexander IV Line of Demarcation
• 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas

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English Exploration

• English explorers
• Sir Walter Raleigh
• John Cabot
• Francis Drake

• English colonies
• Jamestown
• New England

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French Exploration

• French explorers
• Verrazano
• Cartier
• Champlain
• LaSalle
• Marquette and Joliet

• French colonies
• Louisiana
• Canada
• Parts of Northern America

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Dutch Exploration

• Dutch explorers
• Henry Hudson

• Dutch colonies
• New York