Geography and Cultural Diffusion Age of Exploration.

Geography and Cultural Diffusion

Age of Exploration

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European “Mother” Country

• Portugal • England • Spain • France European Mother Country

Portugal England Spain France

ColoniesEuropean Mother Country


Colonies North America (U.S.)

Brazil, Africa, India

South America, Mexico, Florida, Caribbean, Central America

North America (Canada); Caribbean (Haiti)

Explorers



Colonies Brazil, Africa, India

North America (U.S.)

South America, Mexico, Florida Caribbean, Central America


Explorers Prince Henry, B. Dias, Vasco da Gama

John Cabot, Sir Francis Drake, Henry Hudson

Columbus, Magellan, Cortez, Pizarro(conquistadors)

Cartier,Champlain

Slave Trade?




North America (U.S. and Canada)





Columbus, Magellan, Cortez, Pizarro (conquistadors)

Cartier,Champlain

Slave Trade

Yes Yes Yes No—not in Canada; yes—in Caribbean

Religion




North America (U.S.)





Columbus, Magellan, Cortez, Pizarro (conquistadors)

Cartier,Champlain,

Slave Trade Yes Yes Yes

No in Canada; Yes in Caribbean

Religion Catholic Protestant (Anglican)

Catholic Catholic; some colonists were

Huguenots

Generalizations

• 1. Colonies adopted the religion and language of their mother country.

• 2. African people migrated by force to colonies whose mother countries participated in the slave trade.

• 3. African people migrated by force to colonies whose agriculture-based economies demanded cheap (slave) labor

• 4. Colonies and mother countries that participated in the slave trade gained wealth from cheap labor.

• 5. Spanish and Portuguese Colonies were determined by the Treaty of Tordesillas.

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