Slide 1The Race Europeans wanted Asian trade goods such as spices and silk During the 1400s one pound of salt was worth as much as two pounds of gold. The overland trade…

Slide 1Chapter 3 Exploration and Colonization (1492-1675) (American Nation Textbook pages 66-99) 1 Slide 2 1. An Era of Exploration The Vikings were the earliest people from…

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1. Class Learning Objective:Students will be able to comprehend, examine, analyze and synthesis the pattern of early migration to the Americas, the accomplishments of the…

Slide 1 5/5 Focus: 5/5 Focus: – Between 1400 and 1700 explorers set out on great voyages of discovery and news of new lands spread, countries scrambled to setup colonies…

Slide 1 FALL OF THE AZTEC EMPIRE Slide 2  Led by Hernán Cortés, the Spanish landed on the Yucatan peninsula in 1519. SPANISH ENCOUNTER THE AZTECS Slide 3  Cortés…

The âNewe Found Londeâ and English Colonization How did the colony of Jamestownâs idea of a representative government become ingrained in the political fabric of the future…

The American Colonies Emerge Spain establishes an American empire, devastating native populations. England forces the Dutch from North America and establishes thirteen colonies.…

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TEXAS HISTORY Uvalde Junior High In the late 1400s Christopher Columbus persuaded Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain to pay for his expedition to find a direct water…