Final Study Guide: American History 1st Topic: European Exploration and Colonization of North America. Mayflower Compact * Was an agreement signed by all of the pilgrim men which said that they would remain loyal to the king and. * They would have just and equal laws * It provides the foundation for American democratic government Jamestown (Important to Know England sent a crew to establish a colony in America; they settled near the Chesapeake Bay and named it Jamestown after
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Exploration and Colonization of the English‚ French‚ and Spanish The basis for exploration to the West‚ starting with the Spanish‚ cam e after the Italians sent Marco Polo to China which in turn created the Silk Road. These other 3 international powers‚ the English‚ French‚ and Spanish‚ needed their own ways to get to the Middle East to obtain those goods. So‚ this want for new‚ valuable goods‚ is what the basis for the exploration was. Another main basis was the creation of new seafaring equipment
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Name 09/23/14 World History The Economic and Political Causes of European Exploration and Colonization By 1400s‚ European countries began to dominate the globe with trade and advanced technologies. England‚ Spain‚ France and Portugal emerged as the strongest nations in the 1400s and 1500s. For reasons separate for each‚ the dominant European powers desired to expand their reign beyond Europe. Europeans began exploring various economic reasons‚ but they did not want to set up colonies right away
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reasons for European exploration. As Europes demand for Eastern goods grew Europeans began to search for new trading routes to reduce the expenses. Another reason for exploration was the arrival of Marco Polo. When he returned from China‚ he came back with stories of the East. In addition‚ each empire wanted to expand its empire and acquire colonies and gold in order to fulfill the imperialism principle‚ which stated that a strong empire must have the most bullion or silver. Moreover‚ Europeans also set
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European Colonization of the Americas It is largely believed that the Vikings were the first citizens to arrive in the Americas. They were a Scandinavian tribe of explorers that migrated from Greenland setting up several colonies in their travels. Following the exploration of the Vikings Christopher Columbus “founded” the Americas. The journey of Columbus to the continent made way for the rapid expansion of the Americas by European settlers. During the 19th century around 50 million people left
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Chapter 3: European Exploration and Colonization Trade Route to Asia in the 1400s European Trade With Asia Traders - people who get wealth by buying items from a group of people at a low price and selling those things to other people at higher prices. European countries use trade to gain wealth The stronger countries in Europe in the 1400s and 1500s England‚ Spain‚ France and Portugal. Kings and queens wanted to gain wealth - to build larger armies and navies to dominate other countries
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Justin Gebauer Shaw W3 February 13 Colonization: A Good Thing? At the beginning of the 19th century‚ European countries began to take interest in non-westernized countries throughout the world. With the beginning of the industrial revolution on the verge‚ factories in Europe had a demand for materials. Many of these countries went to other countries to gain the resources they needed. In the process they tried to impose their culture on the natives. The natives lives were destroyed
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The European Exploration HIS111 Lecture 190 August 27‚ 2014 “European overseas expansion after 1600 entered a second phase‚ comparable to developments at home. As Spain declined‚ so did the Spanish empire and that of Portugal‚ which was tied to Spain by a Habsburg king after 1580 and plagued with its own developing imperial problems. These new conditions afforded opportunities for northern European states. The Dutch‚ between 1630 and 1650‚ almost cleared the Atlantic of
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Professor Mohanty European exploration to the Americas had a very substantial affect‚ not only on their own culture‚ but also on the culture of the Native Americans. Many Native American tribes had to adapt and assimilate with the European explorers and settlers as their lives became increasingly disrupted and altered as settlement increased and flourished. The purpose of this paper will be to discuss the effect European exploration and trade had on Native groups of people in North America and their integration
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There are many different factors that led to the European exploration. Some of the factors were to spread the religion of Christianity‚ and to grow wealthy. To find new sources to help grow wealthy was the main reason for the European exploration. Some of the explores also felt their job was to convert non-Christians. The new technology developed allowed the European exploration to occur. A new ship was developed called the caravel‚ it allowed the ships to sail against the wind. Also the printing
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