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Europe Discovers the New World

Europe Discovers the New World. Columbus & The New World. What were considered riches? Trade routes were controlled by Muslim traders The Earth was round! Searching for New trade routes Columbus was Portuguese, but sailed for Spain Columbus discovers the “Indies”?. European Contact .

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Europe Discovers the New World

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  1. Europe Discovers the New World

  2. Columbus & The New World • What were considered riches? • Trade routes were controlled by Muslim traders • The Earth was round! • Searching for New trade routes • Columbus was Portuguese, but sailed for Spain • Columbus discovers the “Indies”?

  3. European Contact • During Mississippian period. • Major disruption of Native American life. • Disease’s from Europe spread quickly killing many Native Americans. • England, Spain and France all wanted to settle the area of Georgia.

  4. The Big Three Compete for Southeast • Spain: • God: Convert Natives to Christianity • Gold: Discover New Riches • Glory: Expand New Empire • France: • Expand Empire & Trade • French Huguenots Fled to N.A . for Religious Reasons • Built Forts on Spanish Soil • England: • Fighting with the Spanish • Wanted to set up Permanent Colonies

  5. The Race to Discovery • The Line of Demarcation – All lands East of this line went to Portugal, all lands West went to Spain. • Spain won out on that deal. • The Treaty of Todesillas was signed as a result, moving the line 700 miles West • England refused to follow either • Spain & Portugal wanted to claim land by placing a flag, where England believed you had to colonize

  6. Hernando DeSoto • Spanish explorer. • 1540 led an expedition into GA. • First European to set foot in GA. • DeSoto & his men kept records of their journey & drew a map. • Considered the end of the prehistoric period and beginning of historic period in GA.

  7. Spanish Missions • The Spanish attempted to setter the area of Georgia by building missions. • Guale & Mocama were the names of these missions. • They were not successful.

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