The 3 G’s
•What are the three G’s of exploration?
Gold,God,Glory
Who sailed up the river now named after him?
Henry Hudson
What country sponsored Columbus
Spain
Name one negative impact on Indigenous people.
Disease,land loss,slavery
What is bias?
Favoring one side
Explain what 'Gold' meant to European explorers.
Gold meant wealth, spices, trade, and valuable goods.
Why was the Hudson River important to explorers?
It provided access to the fur trade and inland routes.
Why did Columbus believe he had reached Asia?
He miscalculated Earth's size and believed he reached Asia.
Why were diseases so deadly to Indigenous communities?
had no immunity to European diseases.
Why should historians use multiple sources?
To understand different viewpoints
Why would spreading Christianity increase a country's power?
Spreading religion increased influence and control.
Compare the goals of Champlain and Hudson.
Champlain focused on France and fur trade; Hudson sailed for England and trade routes.
How did Columbus’s voyages change European exploration?
His voyages opened the Americas to further European exploration.
How land loss affected Indigenous ways of life.
Loss of land disrupted food, culture, and independence
How might Columbus's diary show bias?
It may describe Indigenous people unfairly or positively toward Europeans.
How did the 3 G’s influence competition between European countries?
Countries competed for wealth, land, and power.
Why was New York a valuable location for trade and colonization?
It had natural harbors, rivers, and access to trade.
What were two major results of Christopher Columbus’s voyages?
Connected Europe and the Americas
Began European colonization
Led to trade between continents
How did exploration permanently change relationships between Europe and the Americas
It created long-term economic, cultural, and political changes.
Explain how perspective can change whether Columbus is viewed as a hero or villain.
Different groups experienced events differently
Which of the 3 G’s had the greatest impact on European exploration and justify your answer.
Answers will vary but must justify with reasoning.
why control of New York was important for European power and trade in North America.
controlled trade routes, fur trade, and strategic waterways.
Why do historians say Columbus’s voyages had both positive and negative impacts?
Positive: Opened exploration, trade, geographic knowledge
Negative: Disease, land loss, slavery, harm to Indigenous people
Explain how European exploration changed the lives of Indigenous people in at least three different ways
disease,land loss, slavery,warfare,environmental change and cultural change
Evaluate how bias can shape the way history is remembered over time.
Bias influences what stories are told and remembered.