Trade
BONUS 1,000
Why were countries looking for a northwest passage to Asia?
They were looking for a trade route to Asia for their spices, silk, and other goods
Why did Netherlands begin exploring?
Wanted to gain wealth from fur trade (beaver fur)
Why did Spain begin exploring?
Spain was looking to spread Christianity, gain wealth by obtaining more gold for their country and expanding Spain’s empire by acquiring more land under their ownership
What is the columbine exchange
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It is a trade route between the old world Europe in the eastern hemisphere and the western hemisphere, which is new world, n and s America
Where did the Dutch settle?
Dutch settle in the New York, along the Hudson River
Who explored for Spain and what was he looking for?
Christopher Columbus was commissioned to explore for Spain in 1492. He discovered the America’s while looking for a water route to Asia.
What were they exchanging in these routes
Goods, plants, animal, and disease.
Why did England begin exploring?
To explore new Colonies for natural resources
Religious Freedoms
Find a North West passage to Asia
Where did the Spanish settle?
Spanish conquistadors followed Columbus and settled in the Caribbean, Florida and South America (NEW SPAIN)
Bonus 700 POINTS
What where the positives and negatives of the Columbian exchange
Positive: exposure to new plants and animals
Negative: spreading of disease and killing 95% of the native American population
What was the First English colony in the New Land?
Name BOTH
Virginia, Jamestown 1607
Pilgrims, Plymouth Mass 1620
Why did French begin exploring?
*spread Catholicism
*The wanted to gain wealth
from the fur Trade and
Fishing.
What is the mayflower compact
A written document or agreement signed by the pilgrims on the mayflower prior to landing in America.
BONUS 700 POINTS
Define the northwest passage
is the sea route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans through the Arctic Ocean
Where did the French settle?
The French settled along the
St. Lawrence River, Canada throughout the Great lake Region and along the Mississippi River