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Exploration and Colonization of America

Exploration and Colonization of America. Causes of Exploration. 1. Europeans want more goods from Asia. 2. Rulers of European countries want ways to increase their wealth. 3. European nations want to find a route to Asia. 4. Columbus reaches the Americas. Effects of Exploration.

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Exploration and Colonization of America

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  1. Exploration and Colonization of America

  2. Causes of Exploration • 1. Europeans want more goods from Asia. • 2. Rulers of European countries want ways to increase their wealth. • 3. European nations want to find a route to Asia. • 4. Columbus reaches the Americas.

  3. Effects of Exploration • 1. Spain builds an empire in the Americas • 2. English, French, and Dutch set up colonies in North America. • 3. Millions of Native Americans die from European diseases. • 4. African slave trade begins. • 5. Foods from the Americas are introduced into Europe

  4. Reasons for Exploration and Colonization • England-settle the land, make money and find gold, religious freedom • France-trade with the Native Americans • Spain-God, gold, and glory • Netherlands (Dutch)-Trade with Native Americans

  5. All countries came to compete with one another!!!!

  6. Risks of Travel/Exploring • 1. Weather/storms could sink a ship, throw a ship off course causing starvation and death • 2. Disease • 3. Attacks • 4. Losing everything that you had in the past in order to have a better/brighter future!!!!!!!

  7. The Original 13 Colonies

  8. New England

  9. New England Colonies Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire

  10. Their main industry was fishing, shipping, and whaling.

  11. The Puritans wanted to purify the Church of England from all Catholic elements.The Pilgrims wanted to separate from the Church of England.Dissenters disagreed with Puritans .

  12. The New England colonies were established for freedom of religion

  13. Middle Colonies Mixed-up Bread Basket

  14. MiddleColonies New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania

  15. Middle Colonies The colony was the main supplier of wheat, grain, and barley in North America.

  16. The middle colonies had a variety of religions. Quakers-tolerant people, accepted all religions Catholics Puritans Jews http://demo.lutherproductions.com/historytutor/basic/modern/common/quakers.jpg

  17. Established by Quakers for religious freedom and land to settle

  18. The South Smokin’ Slavin’ Church of England

  19. Southern Colonies • Virginia • Georgia • North Carolina • South Carolina • Maryland

  20. Industry • The southern colonies grew tobacco, rice, and indigo http://www.mrcophth.com/plants/tobacco.jpg http://165.234.175.12/photos/Angiosperms/cottonwood%20cotton.jpg

  21. Church of England • Christians without a Pope

  22. The Southern Colonies were established for profit and land to settle

  23. The 13 colonies • http://www.llsh.univ-savoie.fr/lea/Perdrieau/maps/colonies.gif

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