Transcript Exploration by Country

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England
Portugal
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France
Countries
that Explored
Spain
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Portugal
Time Period: 1415 – 1542
Ruler: Henry the Navigator ; Fernando I; Eleanor of Viseu
Motivation: Economic Strength; military dominance; cheaper
trade route east into Asia
Explorers: Prince Henry the Navigator (sponsor), Vasco da
Gama, Pedro Alvares Cabral
Discoveries/places: Africa (Sub-Saharan); Seize Goa in South
Asia; Brazil
Impact: Establish trading outposts along Africa’s coast; control
eastern sea route to Asia; establish the Atlantic Slave Trade
Portuguese Expeditions
Spain
Time Period: Mid 1400’s – late 1600’s
Ruler: Queen Isabella of Castile and King Ferdinand of Aragon
Motivation: Easier route for trading; Wealth; Spread of Christianity
“For God, King and Country”
Explorers: Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Christopher Columbus,
Ferdinand Magellan, Juan Ponce de Leon, Amerigo Vespucci,
Francisco Pizarro
Discoveries/places: North and South America (except Brazil); Cuba
and the Caribbean
Impact: Discover the “New World” (change European view of the
world); Establish westward route to Indies; Establish colonies in
Caribbean which led to decimation of native population
Spanish Expeditions
Magellan Sails Around the World
England
Time Period: Tudor Period 1485-1603
Ruler: Henry VII, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I
Motivation: To find the Northwest passage to Asia for trade
and become wealthy like Spain
Explorers: John Cabot, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, Sir Francis
Drake, Henry Hudson
Discoveries/places: Parts of North America (Canada and the
United States
Impact: Set up future colonies; expansion of ideas and
beliefs
France
Time Period: 1515 – 1699
Ruler: Francis I; Henry II; Charles IX; Henry III; Anna the
Jagiellonian and Stephen Bathory
Motivation: Spread Christianity; New trade route to Asia.
Explorers: Jacques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain, Giovanni
da Verranzano
Discoveries/places: Parts of North America (Canada and the
United States
Impact: Establish commercial trading centers in Canada and
Central North America
Treaty of Tordesillas
Spain and Portugal were the first countries to make a push for exploration.
They divided up the world to keep the peace amongst themselves and
boundaries were formed by the Treaty of Tordesillas