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HOLT
Chapter 2
CALL TO
FREEDOM
Beginnings to 1877
THE AGE OF EXPLORATION
(1350–1550)
Section 1: Europeans Set Sail
Section 2: Voyages to the Americas
Section 3: The Race for Trade Routes
Section 4: The Opening of the Atlantic
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Section 1:
Europeans Set Sail
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CALL TO
FREEDOM
Beginnings to 1877
OBJECTIVES
How did the Commercial Revolution and the
Renaissance change Europe?
Why did western Europeans want to find a
new sea route for trade with Africa and Asia?
How did Portugal’s early explorations affect
Africans?
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Section 1:
Europeans Set Sail
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The Commercial Revolution and
Renaissance Change Europe
Merchants became more aggressive about
making a profit.
Cities grew rich from trade.
Banks were created.
Joint stock companies were formed.
joint-stock companies – businesses formed by a group of people
who jointly make an investment and share in the profits and losses
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Section 1:
Europeans Set Sail
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The Commercial Revolution and
Renaissance Change Europe
There was a rebirth of the arts and learning of
ancient Greece and Rome.
Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press spread
the science and literature of the Renaissance.
New technological advances led to
exploration.
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Section 1:
Europeans Set Sail
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Trade with Africa and Asia
Western Europeans wanted to find a new sea
route for trade with Africa and Asia…
to earn more money
to ensure that they could get trade goods
to learn about other cultures
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Europeans Set Sail
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Portuguese exploration of Africa led to:
establishment of trading posts to supply port
ships
development of relationships with local rulers
and merchants for gold, ivory, and slaves
warfare among kingdoms of West Africa
break up of West African families
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Section 2:
Voyages to the Americas
HOLT
CALL TO
FREEDOM
Beginnings to 1877
OBJECTIVES
What was Christopher Columbus’s goal?
What did Columbus do on his explorations in
the Americas?
How did Portugal react to new of Columbus’s
discoveries?
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Section 2:
Voyages to the Americas
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Columbus’s Bold Idea
To reach Asia by sailing west across the
Atlantic
To reach the Indies so Spain could better
compete with Portugal
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Voyages to the Americas
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Columbus’s First Exploration
Searched for riches
Explored islands
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Section 2:
Voyages to the Americas
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Europe Learns of Columbus’s Voyage
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella become
excited
Columbus receives appointment of admiral
and governor
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Section 3:
The Race for Trade Routes
HOLT
CALL TO
FREEDOM
Beginnings to 1877
OBJECTIVES
Where did Vasco da Gama and Pedro Alvars
Cabral explore, and what was the result of
these voyages for Portugal?
What did John Cabot and Amerigo Vespucci
achieve?
Why was Ferdinand Magellan’s voyage
important?
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Vasco da Gama and Pedro Alvars Cabral
Vasco da Gama explored India and Pedro
Alvars Cabral explored South America.
The Portuguese made claims in India and
Brazil.
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John Cabot and Amerigo Vespucci
John Cabot discovered North America giving
England a claim in North America.
Amerigo Vespucci reached South America in
1501 and America is named in his honor.
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Section 3:
The Race for Trade Routes
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Sailing around the Globe
Ferdinand Magellan finds a western route to
Asia in 1519.
Magellan finds a passageway at the southern
tip of South America which became known as
the Strait of Magellan.
Magellan’s crew is the first to circumnavigate
the world.
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Section 4:
The Opening of the Atlantic
HOLT
CALL TO
FREEDOM
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OBJECTIVES
How did new trade routes affect Portugal and
Spain?
How did the Columbian Exchange affect
Europeans and American Indians?
Why were some countries searching for a
Northwest Passage?
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Section 4:
The Opening of the Atlantic
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A Shift in Trade
Spain and Portugal made greater profits.
Spain established an outpost in the Philippines
to trade with China.
Spain and Portugal gained influence in
European affairs.
Trade creates an outlet for wealth and
resources.
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Section 4:
The Opening of the Atlantic
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The Columbian Exchange
Europeans – helped Europeans because they
obtained new crops and animals
American Indians – also helped American
Indians obtain new crops and animals;
harmed American Indians, however, because
they were killed by European diseases
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Section 4:
The Opening of the Atlantic
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The Search for a Northwest Passage
Would allow ships to sail from the Atlantic
Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
Increased European interest in North America
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