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