Time Period 1-AP US History
Reason for New World Exploration
Gold (money)
God (spread Christianity)
Glory (becoming famous for something)
New economies that resulted from it
Treasury
Trading (done by both Native Americans and Europeans)
Encomienda system
Was replaced by African Slavery
The Columbian Exchange
Religious freedom (but only Christian freedom)
New exchanges that came from discovery of potatoes and maize (corn), exchanges to Africa and Europe
Joint-stock companies, was used in Jamestown and was used to make money for explorations
New technologies that resulted from explorers
Sextant- first GPS for ships
Discovery of maize (corn)
Caravel- compass that made sailing more efficient
New equipment to dig for precious metals