European Exploration and the Columbian Exchange Overview
Discover the reasons behind European exploration, the impact of the Columbian Exchange on Europe and the Americas, advancements in maritime technology, and the role of joint-stock companies. Prepare for success in APUSH!
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APUSH Review: Video #2: European Exploration And The Columbian Exchange (Key Concept 1.2, I, A-C) Everything You Need To Know About European Exploration And The Columbian Exchange To Succeed In APUSH Shout Out Time: Mr. Sawyer s Class in Massachusetts. Thanks for watching. Best of luck!
Reasons For European Exploration Think 3 Gs - Gold, Glory, and God Search for new resources of wealth: Gold and Silver Economic and Military Competition: English defeat of the Spanish Armada Desire to spread Christianity: Major goal of the Spanish (Catholicism) Mission System: Outposts throughout the Americas to help convert Natives
Columbian Exchange Spread of crops, diseases, people, and ideas New introductions to Europe from Americas: Potatoes, maize -> increase in European population New introductions to Americas from Europe: Horse & guns Diseases - drastically decreased Native populations Influx of gold (Spain) Helped transform Europe from feudalism to capitalism
Increased International Trade Maritime technology: Sextant - could be used to find exact position on earth - more precise sailing Caravel - faster ships Joint-stock Companies: Used to raise $ for explorations
Quick Recap What were 3 reasons for European Exploration? How did the Columbian Exchange impact Europe? How did the Columbian Exchange impact the Americas? How did maritime technology improve? What was a joint-stock company?
See You Back Here For Video #3: Spanish Exploration And Colonization Thanks for watching Best of luck on your tests
