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CHAPTER 2 FORMAL OUTLINE I. Ch. 2 Exploring the American - Why 1. Expanding the Horizons a. Marco Polo – Book – 1295 – Inspired other to explore-inspired Columbus – other explorers b. Renaissance – 1400 Period of learning - discovery – New Technologies- helped new exploration c. Why Explore – GGG – Gold, Glory, Gospel = Religion 2. Powerful Nations Emerge a. Nation-States – Powerful Countries – Develop outside own country – Monarchies – (kings, queens) – Spain, Portugal, England, France – Wanted to increase power Wealth b. Looking for Route to ASIA – many riches 3. Technology a. Astrolabe – tell direction from stars, Compass – new b. Caravel – Better type of ship – carried more – traveled longer distances c. Advances helped sailors explore – new routes d. Port – Spain – traveled – Asia Africa 4. African Kingdoms – Africa flourished – many trading goods II. Section 2 - Seeking New Routes 1. Seeking new Trade Routes – Port leader in exploration – Henry the navigator -set up school – more African trading – slaves began in 1400’s 2. B. Dias – 1487 – Explored southern tip of Africa – De Gama made it all the way to India (Asia) 3. COLUMBUS Crosses Atlantic a. Vikings – First to reach North America – Leif Errikson – year 1000 b. Spain And Columbus – Queen Isabella of Spain sponsored Colum – 1492 – 3 Ships (N,P,SM) – Oct spotted land and called it San Salvador – Claimed it for Spain c. Thought he was in Asia (India) Made 3 more voyages – Explored Caribbean islands – Claimed all for Spain – Line of demarcation split up area with Portugal 4. Amerigo Vespucci – (U.S named after him) Explored and mapped out Coastline in 1499 – concluded North South America was continent and not part of Asia – Called Continent America III. Section 3 – Spanish Conquistador’s 1. Conquistadors – Spanish explorers settled in the Americas. a. 1519 Hernan Cortes conquered the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan – Ruler – Montecuhzoma took prisoner b. Pizarro – 1532 – Conquered Inca capital of Atahualpa – c. How Conquistadors did it 1. More powerful Weapons - Guns, Cannons, Horses, Armor 2. No Immunity to European Diseases 2. Spain in North America (where we live) a. Ponce De Leon – 1513 – Landed in Florida “fountain of Youth” – b. De Soto – Crossed Mississippi river c. 1565 – St. Augustine – First Spanish Settlement d. Spanish Settlements – Pueblos - Towns, Missions Religious, Presidios –Forts e. Hierarchy – Peninsulares, Creoles, Mestizos, Native American, Slaves – part of encomiendas – natives had to pay taxes – f. Bartolome De Las Casas – Priest, on Columbus second voyage Condemned harsh treatment – wrote books – 1542 Spain forbade enslaving natives g. Slaves – Spain Started Plantation System – 1500 started importing Africans to be slaves, replace natives – IV. Section 4 – Exploring North America (now Canada and USA) 1. Exploration of North America created rivalry between France and England to start COLONIES – 2. MERCANTILISM – Theory – Nations power dependent on wealth, land riches – economic oportunities 3. England established Colonies on the eastern coast of North America – eventually became U.S.A.