Transcript Exploration Jigsaw Groups

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Chapter 4
Settlement of the Thirteenth Colony
1477-1752 Section 1: The Age of Exploration
Learning Group 1: Terms
middleman monarch mercantilism indentured servant slave garrison colony Six Reasons People Traveled After Pre-History
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James ______________________ built Fort __________________________ to _______________
The new colony of ______________________ from the __________________ in _______________.
Signs of the Times:
Population:
Life Expectancy:
Children:
Literature:
Art/Architecture:
Sign of the Times: continued
Music:
Fashion:
Fads:
Education:
Learning Group 2: Section 1 An Age of Exploration
European Trade:
List luxury items traded:
Describe Marco Polo’s 1477 Travels
This ____________________ led many ________________________ to believe ________________
fabulous ____________ could be reached by ______________. First Europeans had to find a shorter
________________ to the Orient (Asia) before they could make these items available to the people.
Search for New Trade Routes:
First, looking for a trade route to the _____ ______ was Prince ___________ the ________________
from _______________. During the mid-1400’s he sent ships along the _______________coast of
_____________ in search of an ________________ passage to the ______________ ____________.
Next, Bartholomew ____________ rounded the tip of ________________ at the ______________
_____ ____________ ___________.
Christopher _________________ believed that the route to the __________ ____________ lay to
the ___________. Like most experienced __________________ of his day he believed the _________
was ____________. Finally, Queen ___________ and King ________________ of _______________
agreed to finance his ______________.
Search for New Trade Routes continued
On August 3, _________, __________________ a 41 year old _______________ set sale from ______
__________ hoping to reach __________ and the ________ _________. His ships were the ________
____________, and the ___________ ____________. He landed on an island in the ______________
__________________ on October 12, _________. He named it __________ __________________.
Columbus thought he found the East Indies and a route to the east by going _________. He named the
natives _______________. What he found was named the “_________ ______________.”
_________ _________ like Columbus was also from __________, __________ and also sailed _______
In __________ sailing for the ____________ he discovered __________________ located in present
day _________________. Actually, he ____________________ it because _______ _____________
discovered it in the year________ and founded a settlement named __________________ but because
Of the area and unfriendly _____________ the Norsemen returned to ____________________
In 1498 _________ ___ ________ sailed around ___________ and reached ____________. An ocean
_________ _________ to the _____________ had finally been found.
Amerigo _____________ an Italian _____________ had the honor of giving his name to the _______
___________. Vespucci’s journal writings caught the eye of a mapmaker or ____________________
Who in the year ________ named the “New World” _____________________.
In 1522, ___________________ _________________ reached Asia by sailing ________ around the
tip of ______________ _________________. It was long and hard. During this time Europeans were
Looking for the ___________________ ______________, an _______ ___________ __________ to
Asia through the ___________ _____________ continent.
Giovanni ______________ who sighted land in March ___________ near what is today ___________
_________, North _____________. He did not go ____________ to far because he was afraid he
might meet up with the ____________________.
Learning Group 3: Spanish Exploration of the New World
____________ explorers were looking for ___________ in the Caribbean. In 1513 _________ ____
___________ discovered _______________. Vasco Nunez ____ _________ crossed the Isthmus of
_______________ to reach the ____________ _____________. Define: isthmus
Spanish Exploration of the New World continued
Hernando ___________ found tremendous ___________ at the hands of the ___________ Indians.
He killed their ruler _________________ and took their ____________ and ________________.
Francisco _______________ went to __________ and conquered the ____________ ____________
in 1535. Pizarro captured the richest silver mines in the world.
Spanish Exploration of Georgia
In 1539, ____________ ___ _______ left ____________ with over ________ men and _______
horses, along with ________ and ________. He was headed toward what today is ____________. In
________ he entered the southwestern part of today’s _____________. They were looking for ______.
They had ___________ and ___________ and rode ___________. They wore ___________ which
_____________ could not pierce. Also the Native American’s died of _____________, ____________,
______________, and ______________ ______________.
After de Soto came many explorers from ______________, _____________, and ________________.
They all wanted the _____________.
Learning Group 4: Early Spanish Missions
In 1565, __________ sent Captain General ___________ _____________ to begin a ____________
In ______ ________________, _____________. About ________ men were left to establish a _____
on GA soil. The _______________ later established a mission on _____ ____________ ___________.
Spain became rich and ________________. Other European nations resented ____________. Spain
had to ____________ the countries of ______________ and _______________to hold onto its gains.
War on the seas between Spain and ______________ took its toll on Spain. Sea Captains like ________
___________, ___________ _____________, and ____________ _____________ captured
__________________ gold, _____________ and other ______________ goods. The ____________
also attacked and burned ________________ settlements in the New World. Spain planned to attack
______________ at sea. _______________ was superior with superior ____________ and faster
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