Impact of Exploration and Colonization

It was the basis for the establishment of the United States of America and South America. It allowed for expansion of European countries.

Americas

The Native American population was conquered by disease, dividing and conquering new technologies like gun powder and guns, and due to the diseases the population plummeted.

Africa

Along with the need for trade, slaves were also
needed when England and Spain began to colonize
their new claimed land.

The slaves were needed to work and farm the land.
Along with the land they were needed to set up the
society by doing the labor that was needed to
build the colony.

Europe

Europe and Spain both wanted control of the world.

They divided the world. (It was not evenly divided.)

Countries began to send explorers to travel and explore
the foreign land.

The primary source document for the instructions
to the Virginia Colony.

The Middle Passage allowed for the import of slaves which supported a workforce. The Colombian exchange allowed for the arrival of horses, new crop and plant varieties and disease. The Triangle Trade allowed for the basis of current day trade networks that provide efficient, timely trade.

The Middle Passage was the exchange of slaves
through the Triangular Trade.

The Colombian exchange was the transfer of food,
people. crops, plants, diseases, technological ideas,
American, Europe, and Africa.

Is the trade between the three
countries of America, Europe, and Africa.

Was used for the Colombian Exchange and the
Middle Passage

It helped layout the foundations to an economic system,
transportation system, public and private companies, and an investment system or stock system. The results were due to the fact of what the Capital at the time that founded the basis of these ideas.

Capitalism was based on private ownership and investment in resources to make a profit.

In today's econmic world we still have trade interactions with all of these countries

In addition to trade routes by water we also use airway routes

Americas

Countries began to explore in search of the new world
in seek of new merchandise and products.

Africa

Africa sold the slaves to England and Spain.

The slaves were promised profit of their work.

Europe

Spain found gold and other countries became envious.

The gold they had found from America was being used
to trade back in Spain to other countries.

England also wanted the gold that Spain was looking for.
When they could not find it they bombarded their ships.
This act was lead by Sir Walter Raleigh who was a pirate
employed by the Throne of England.

Primary source document from each countries
point of view.

All of the explorers were seeking to find new lands, inventions and products that could use and/or sell.

With the discovery of new lands this allowed for new countries to be founded and colonized.

The importing of spices, silk and other products
have allowed us to have flavors to foods that otherwise would have been bland in comparison. The discovery of silk and other products have allowed the luxury of clothes that would have otherwise be rough and uncomfortable

Bartolomeu Eias 1488
Vasco da Gama 1498
Christopher Columbus 1492
Pedro Cabral 1500
Amerigo Vespucci
Ferdinand Magellan 1519
John Cabot
Samuel de Champlain
Louis Joliet
Sieur La Salle
Henry Hudson

Primary source document from Magellan on his
around the world voyage.

The primary source document from John Cabot's
first voyage to North America.

This allowed for our modern day banking system as well as the creation of stocks which is now our stock market.

Capitalism - private ownership where owners risk their own money to start business.  Supply/demand

Merchantilsim-colonies provided raw materials and then bought finished product. This provided more opportunities for people and broke down classes.

In our opinion this was the basis for food markets and
grocery stores. It gave us the idea to share and sell our goods with the civilization.

Trading outposts were places where people would meet to talk and exchange goods back and forth. They would exchange spices and goods, sometimes even slaves would be traded

France started the trading outposts and since everyone would meet there they decided that they wanted these trading outposts in their countries too (Europe and America). We think these trading outposts are what started the ones we still have in America and all over the today.

Plantations were early methods of colonization where settlers established permanent or semi-permanent colonial bases. These bases where frequently used to spread western culture and Christianity to the indigenous people.

The long term effects of plantation colonies led to the organizing of states and towns. Plantation colonies also could have been what started farming because the people on this land planted crops to make a living so we think farming and agriculture communities came from this concept.

Astrolabe to determine the position of heavenly bodies.
Compass to determine directions
Caravel allowed for sleeker and faster ships

The compass is a very beneficial tool in travel for land, sea and air to aid in directions. The Astrolabe helped advance the study of the universe and the caravel gave way to allowing not only our modern day cruise ships to be able to travel faster and smoother but also aids in the improvement of defense by naval ships.