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Geography and Cultural Diffusion

Geography and Cultural Diffusion. Age of Exploration. Create Chart on Notebook p. European “Mother” Country. Portugal England Spain France. Colonies. Brazil, Africa, India. North America (U.S.). North America (Canada ); Caribbean (Haiti).

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Geography and Cultural Diffusion

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  1. Geography and Cultural Diffusion Age of Exploration

  2. Create Chart on Notebook p.

  3. European “Mother” Country • Portugal • England • Spain • France

  4. Colonies Brazil, Africa, India North America (U.S.) North America (Canada); Caribbean (Haiti) South America, Mexico, Florida, Caribbean, Central America Colonies

  5. Explorers • Portugal • England • Spain • France Columbus, Magellan, Cortez, Pizarro (conquistadors) Cartier, Champlain Explorers Prince Henry, B. Dias, Vasco da Gama John Cabot, Sir Francis Drake, Henry Hudson

  6. Slave Trade? • Portugal • England • Spain • France Slave Trade Yes Yes Yes No—not in Canada; yes—in Caribbean

  7. Religion • Portugal • England • Spain • France Catholic Catholic Religion Catholic; some colonists were Huguenots Protestant (Anglican)

  8. Generalizations • 1. Colonies adopted the religion and language of their mother country. • 2. African people migrated by force to colonies whose mother countries participated in the slave trade. • 3. African people migrated by force to colonies whose agriculture-based economies demanded cheap (slave) labor • 4. Colonies and mother countries that participated in the slave trade gained wealth from cheap labor. • 5. Spanish and Portuguese Colonies were determined by the Treaty of Tordesillas.

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