1. European New
World
Exploration

2. Mission
n (noun) a
place set up
by a
religious
group to
teach
religion and
other ways
of life to
native people

3. Trading Post
n (noun) a place where people
meet to trade goods

4. Tributary
n (noun) a
river that
flows into
a larger
river or
lake

5. Slavery
n (noun) the practice of owning
people and forcing them to work
without pay

6. Goals of
Exploration
Spain
*Gold (resources)
*Spread Christianity
(mission system)
*Claim Land
France
*Find the Northwest
Passage
*Claim land for France

7. Goals of
Exploration
France
*Find the Northwest
Passage
*Claim land for France

8. Spain & France Sought the
Best Areas for Colony
Building
Spain & France Sought the
Best Areas for Colony
Building
The best place to build trading posts and
towns was near waterways (lakes, rivers,
coastline)

9. Spain & France Sought the Best
Areas for Colony Building
Spain & France Sought the Best
Areas for Colony Building

10. European ColoniesEuropean Colonies
Many other countries explored the New
World. Many of them claimed land:
Dutch- New Amsterdam
Fort Orange
Sweden- Fort Christina
Russia- Alaska/California

11. We’re here too!We’re here too!

12. Columbian Exchange

13. Disease
n Smallpox, measles, diphtheria, whooping cough,
chicken pox, bubonic plague, scarlet fever and
influenza were the most common microbial diseases
exchanged
n Most disease was passed through trade. It was not
done intentionally
n Native Americans had not been exposed to the
diseases so they could not fight them off

14. How did disease effect
the Native Americans?
n Central Mexico – 25 million natives
in 1519 to less than one million in
1605
n Hispaniola – One million natives in
1492 to 46,000 in 1512

15. Big Ideas & Questions
n How do you think the Columbian Exchange
benefited European countries?
n Can you think of an item that we use today that
came from another country?