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Title: The Age of Exploration and Discovery


1
The Age of Exploration and Discovery
  • God, Gold and Glory!
  • Spread Christianity
  • Find riches
  • Fame
  • Renaissance thirst for knowledge

2
Portuguese Exploration
  • Portuguese explorers
  • Prince Henry the Navigator
  • Dias
  • da Gama
  • Cabral
  • Portuguese colonies
  • Brazil
  • Parts of Africa

3
Spanish Exploration
  • Spanish Explorers
  • Christopher Columbus
  • Amerigo Vespucci
  • Magellan
  • Balboa
  • Cortez
  • Pizarro
  • De Soto
  • Spanish colonies
  • South America (except for Brazil)
  • Mexico
  • Southwestern United States
  • Florida

4
Land Disputes between Portugal and Spain
  • 1493 Pope Alexander IV Line of Demarcation
  • 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas

5
English Exploration
  • English explorers
  • Sir Walter Raleigh
  • John Cabot
  • Francis Drake
  • English colonies
  • Jamestown
  • New England

6
French Exploration
  • French explorers
  • Verrazano
  • Cartier
  • Champlain
  • LaSalle
  • Marquette and Joliet
  • French colonies
  • Louisiana
  • Canada
  • Parts of Northern America

7
Dutch Exploration
  • Dutch explorers
  • Henry Hudson
  • Dutch colonies
  • New York
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