developments leading to the discovery of the new world
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Developments leading to the discovery of the New World
Crusades (1095-1291)
• Exposure to new goods.
• Trade and the high cost of the luxury items.
• Eliminate the middleman. (Asian and Italian merchants.)
Renaissance (14th-17th Centuries)
• Emphasis on reason, questioned authority and pursuit of free inquiry.
• Stimulated interest in geography and navigation.
Rise of the Absolute Monarchs
• Possessed the wealth to finance expeditions.
• Sought colonial empires.
• Trade sought by the middle-classes.
The Reasons for Exploration
• Seek passage to the Far East.
• $$$$$
• Establish claims to new lands.
• Convert the Native Americans to Christianity.
• Satisfy the spirit of adventure and intellectual curiosity.
• Pave the way for trading posts and settlements.
Spanish Colonization
Motives
• Gold and god.
• Established colonies in Florida, the American Southwest, the Caribbean, & Central and South America.
Government
• Strict control over the colonies by the king.
• Mercantilism
French Colonization
Motives
• Wanted a “piece of the pie.”
• Fishing grounds off the Newfoundland banks.
• Trade with the Natives for furs.
• Convert the Natives to Christianity.
Extent of French influence
• Mississippi River area, Caribbean, and the St. Lawrence River.
Few White settlers
• No gold or silver.
• Catholics alone could immigrate.
• No self-gov’t.
• Furs, not farming
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