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Exploration
Discovering America
Christopher Columbus
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His voyage was set to
discover the West Indies
Instead he discovered
America
“1492 Christopher
Columbus sailed the
ocean blue”
Columbus Voyage
* Although King Ferdinand was
opposed to the project,
Queen Isabella agreed to
support Columbus
expedition. The Queen
declared that she would
pledge her crown jewels to
supply the money.
* Friday morning, Aug. 3, 1492,
120 souls set sail for the
New World
“In the name of Christ”
What was the name of the three ships?
• Nina
• Pinta
• Santa Maria
“ Land ! Land ! “
Friday, the 12th of October, 1492
Columbus was the first to land;
and as soon as he touched the
shore he fell down upon his
knees and kissed the ground,
thanking God for the great
favor bestowed upon him. The
others followed his example;
and then, recognizing Spain
which had crowned his efforts
with success. Columbus
thought he had reached the
wealthy land of the Indies, and
so called the natives, Indians.
The natives dwelling on the island were found to be a well
proportioned people with fine bodies, simple in their habits and
customs, friendly, though shy in manner, and they were perfectly
naked. They thought the huge ships to be monsters risen from the
sea or gods come down from heaven. Presents were exchanged with
them, including gold bracelets worn by the natives. Columbus asked
where the gold came from. The natives pointed by gestures to the
southwest.
Explorers of the New World
The Exploration of the New World
The men who led the expeditions to the New
World faced the unknown of uncharted waters,
the threat of disobedient crews, and often
peculiar natives who might offer friendship, or
might roast and eat the uninvited visitor. These
men were sometimes motivated by spreading
the Gospel to new lands, and sometimes
motivated by the hopes of riches and power or
eternal youth.
Race to Claim America
• Spain
• France
• England
Three G’s
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GOLD- search for wealth
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GLORY-search for fame
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GOD- to convert to Christianity
Ponce De Leon
1513
► remembered
as the
discoverer of Florida, set
out in search of the
Fountain of Youth, a
fountain whose waters
would restore youth to
the aged. but instead
found an untimely death
at the hands of the natives
of Florida
Hernando Cortez
1519
► military
officer
► of a good family; studied law
► Conquered the
Aztec
empire
in
Mexico
► Seized its vast
gold
treasures
Fernando De Soto
1539-1542
► expedition
to conquer
Florida
► discovered the Mississippi
river while searching for
gold.
► He died of a fever on the
shores of the river
Jacques Cartier
1534 claimed the Great St. Lawrence
River- called by the Iroquois Indians as
“The road to Canada”
 Found a treasure
trove of fish that
made them money
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Samuel de Champlain
Father of New France
 1608 founded Quebec,
the first successful
French settlement in the
New World
 Developed a fur trade
with the Indians
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La Salle
1682
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Was determined to reach
the Gulf of Mexico and
discovered Texas
He did reach it and made a
bigger claim the entire
Mississippi River Valley
was murdered by rebellious
colonists as he tried to
establish a colony in Texas
French Succeeded
They got along with the Indians
 They learned their language
 Treated the Indians like business partners
 Found their riches in fish and fur
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John Cabot
1497
• King Henry VII paid him $50 to find a North
America passage to Asia
• Instead discovered
Newfoundland
Sir Walter Raleigh
1584
• famous for his efforts in colonizing Virginia,
• was beheaded by an ungrateful monarch in
England.
• Capital of North Carolina is
named after him
The Lost Colony
• Sir Raleigh sent 117 people to settle Roanoke
Island, North Carolina.
• 1591 they disappeared leaving the name of an
Indian tribe “Croatoan”
• What do you think
happened?
Sir Francis Drake
Dragon Drake
• Pirated Spanish ships carrying American gold
while England grew rich
from the stolen treasure
(this angered Spain)
• Spain wanted England to
punish him but instead
Queen Elizabeth made him
a knight
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
1588
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King Phillip sent 130 ship armada to invade and punish
England
Stretch seven miles long
Unfortunately the Spanish Armada was defeated and
the Spanish empire declined as England became ruler
of the Sea
Few of the explorers found
the riches they sought, but
they did discover vast new
lands and planted the seeds
of the first 13 original
colonies.