God, Gold & Glory: European Exploration & Expansion
1. God, Gold, & Glory An Introduction to European Exploration & Expansion
2. Bell Ringer What Renaissance values may have inspired the Age of Exploration? Why?
3. Motives The 3 G’s God religious fervor convert natives Gold expand trade - esp. spices & precious metals profit Glory adventure power national pride
11. Spain in the Americas Conquistadors - the Spanish conquerors of the Americas “Gifts” from Spain Slavery Disease Death
12. Encomienda System Aztec & Inca civilizations destroyed Spanish control Subjects of Queen Encomienda - the right of landowners to use Native Americans as laborers Protection - required but not followed
13. Columbian Exchange The exchange of plants and animals between Europe and the Americas Europe --> Americas Horses, cattle, & wheat Americas --> Europe Potatoes, cocoa, corn, tomatoes, & tobacco Transformed economic activity
15. Reading Homework Read pages 208-211 (section 3 “Colonial Latin America”) Write the definitions for the following words in your notebook: Peninsulares Creole Mestizos Mulattoes Mita
16. The Main Idea… How did the presence of the Europeans in the “New World” impact the indigenous populations in a positive way? In a negative way?
17. Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade The trans-Atlantic slave trade was the trade of African people supplied to the colonies of the “New World" that occurred in and around the Atlantic Ocean
20. The Atlantic Slave Trade Began in the 1500s What purpose did the trans-Atlantic slave trade serve?
21. The Atlantic Slave Trade Purpose: To fill the need for labor in Spain’s American empire Eventually provided labor for British and French colonies in the Americas
23. Triangular Trade Hint: It is not the trading of triangles… Hey! Sweet triangle dude! Want to trade it for a chicken leg?
24. Triangular Trade Triangular trade is trade between three ports or regions. Most famous: West Africa, the Americas, and Europe
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26. The Middle Passage The Middle Passage was the sea lane west from Africa that carried abducted or recently purchased African slaves.
27. The Middle Passage 1 - 6 month journey (weather dependent) Estimated 11+ million Africans A 1 - 6 month cruise sounds good, right?
28. Middle Passage Problems: Overcrowding Disease Brutal, inhuman treatment Many died due to poor conditions Dysentery Scurvy Starvation Smallpox
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30. Journal Exercise Use the next 2 minutes to write a 2-3 sentence response to the following prompt: Would it be better to live and be a slave, or commit suicide to avoid slavery? Explain
32. Activity: African Slave Quilt Think about what you’ve read and heard today. For homework (due next class), write a letter from a captured slave’s perspective. See your rubric for criteria. Use your imagination - be creative and have fun!!
Editor's Notes
Began in 1500s and went on for about 300 years. Was this the first time in history slaves had been used/traded? (no – Greeks, Romans, etc.)Then why was this slave trade so historic? (first to cross the Atlantic)What purpose?
It is important to note that in this age of European expansion, European countries were looking to trade more than just slaves. Those slaves were yielding resources that were worth a great deal of money. So, we run into something called “triangular trade”
Packing Instructions: This showed ship owners how to most efficiently pack his ship with slaves. This was all below deck – no windows, no bathrooms, little to no food or water, and they were all shackled. Imagine being like that for 1-6 months. It’s no wonder many slaves chose to commit suicide by jumping ship…a death by drowning seemed kinder than a middle passage cruise into a life of slavery
