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Emerging Europe
3.1 Exploration and Colonization
Reading and Note-Taking Outline and Take Notes
As you read about European exploration and colonization in Section 3.1, use an outline to help you
take notes.
Exploration and Colonization
I. Purpose
of Exploration
A. gold and establish trade with Asia
to find
native peoples to Christianity
B. To convert
of Exploration
II. Dangers
small and weak
A. Ships were
and attacks by native peoples in unknown lands.
B. Disease
III. Explorers
Bartolmeu Dias and Vasco da Gama sailed along the African coast.
A. Portugal:
Columbus discovered North and South America
B. Italian:
Jacques Cartier explored North America (Canada)
C. French:
Sir Francis Drake sailed around the world.
D. English:
IV. Colonies
Mexico and South America
A. Spain: and France: North America and other parts of the world
B. England
countries also controlled parts of Africa and Asia.
C. European
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