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Do Now. What were the primary reasons for exploration of the New World? What was the Columbian Exchange? What were the benefits and drawbacks of the Columbian Exchange?. Finish Your Project!. 15 minutes. End. Project Debrief. What are PEGS?. Political Economic Geographic Social

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  1. Do Now • What were the primary reasons for exploration of the New World? • What was the Columbian Exchange? • What were the benefits and drawbacks of the Columbian Exchange?

  2. Finish Your Project! 15 minutes End

  3. Project Debrief

  4. What are PEGS? • Political • Economic • Geographic • Social PEGS help us categorize information in social studies so that we can compare and contrast important terms and concepts.

  5. PEGS • Political • Economic • Elections • Presidents • Voting • Democracies: government structure • Money $$$$$ • Trade • Agriculture • Jobs • Taxes

  6. PEGS • Geographic • Social Physical environment How environment affects people Land Water Family Culture Gender Religion Education

  7. Age of Exploration 1400 AD -1600 AD

  8. Christopher Columbus • Columbus set sail in August 3 of 1492 and reached land on October 12. Columbus believed he had reached the islands off the coast of China – part of the East Indies. He called the people he encountered Indians. • Columbus crossed the ATLANTIC OCEAN • The trade that took place between the “Old World” and the “New World” became known as the Columbian Exchange.

  9. The Columbian Exchange • Including “cultural diffusion”

  10. Spanish Reasons for Exploration • God • Spread Christianity to the Natives! • Gold • Bring back (actual) boatloads of Gold! • Glory • Prove that Spain is better than France and England!

  11. Spanish Conquistadores! • Unlike other countries, Spain was more interested in conquering natives than trading with them. • Hernan Cortes conquered the entire Aztec Empire! • Spain focused on South America Texas, and Mexico https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7MvBf3mFLI

  12. French Reasons for Exploration • God • Spread Christianity • Claim Land • Wanted to beat out Spain, they hated those guys • Fur Trade • France LOVED fur hats. Really. • (France focused on Canada & the area around the Mississippi)

  13. English Reasons for Explortion • God • English wanted religious freedom • Claim Land • England was building an empire • Trade • England loved tobacco in particular • (England focused on what is the NE U.S. today (New York, etc.)

  14. The End!

  15. Exit Ticket • How was the English religious reason for exploration different than Spain & France? • What was the primary drawback of the Columbian exchange? • What is a conquistador? • How did Spain differ from France & England in how it dealt with natives?

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