Age of Exploration
What did new inventions and ideas lead to Europe?
The Age of Exploration
What were Spain's three main interests in the New World?
God, Glory and Gold
When Spain arrived in the New World, what did European missionaries attempt with the Natives?
To convert the natives
What were the names of some of the diseases that DeSoto and his men brought from Spain?
Influenza, Smallpox, Chickenpox and Measles
What did England's King Charles II declare in 1663, and what did it overlap?
Carolina, and it overlapped Spanish territory
Which 2 countries began to complete to claim as much territory as they could?
Britain and Spain
What was one of Spain's top priorities with exploration?
To convert non- believers to Christianity
What did the Spanish bring to the New World that wiped out a large portion of the native population?
Diseases
How did entire villages of Natives get wiped out at one time?
Natives had no immunity to Diseases
Once they saw the success of this colony, what did the British desire to take control of?
Georgia
The size of the countries empire
What did Spanish explorers desire to find in the New World?
Gold
Who was the Spanish Conquistador that led 600 soldiers across Georgia and the Southeast?
Hernando De Soto
Where was the first Spanish permanent settlement that was established in 1565?
St. Augustine Florida
What did the British colonist begin to do in order to remove Spain from the Southeast?
They attacked the Spanish forts and missions
What were Spanish explorers willing to risk in order new lands Spain?
Dangerous voyages
What were Great Britain's interests in the New World?
God, Glory, opportunity, mercantilism
What was DeSoto searching for in Georgia?
Cities of Gold
Which barrier islands did Spain established posts on?
St. Catherines, st. Simmons, Sapelo, and Cumberland
What did the British do with the American Indians in 1680?
They armed the Native Americans and led an attack on a Spanish fort
When did Great Britain begin exploring the New World?
15th Century
What was Great Britain's goal for mercantilism?
To export more goods than it imported
What did Desoto and his men do to the natives in order to learn information about gold and silver locations?
Torture and enslaved
Once they established posts on these barrier islands, what did they establish with the goal of converting American Indians to the Catholic religion?
Missions
What did the Spanish eventually do over the next few years after the attack on their mission?
They left the forts and headed to Florida