PPT-The Big Picture: Following Columbus’ voyages, European nations competed to establish

Chapter 2 European Colonies in America Main Idea In the 1500s and 1600s European nations led by Spain continued to explore claim territory and build settlements in America Chapter 2 Section 1 European Settlements in North America. africa. 19. th. century . Imperialism. The Age of Imperialism. Imperialism = . a policy of conquering and ruling other lands. The Link… Industry and Imperialism. Science and industry increase competition between European powers. How Nationalism Created the Quest for an Overseas Empire.. Age of Imperialism. 1. What is imperialism?. Age of Imperialism. 1. What is imperialism? . Where one nation extends authority & influence over a foreign land & its people. The student will analyze the impact of the age of discovery and expansion into the Americas, Africa, and Asia. 10.a- . Explain the roles of explorers and conquistadors; include . Zheng. He, Vasco . da. 30, 000 years ago people from . N. . Asia migrated to North America on foot. During . the last . ice age they crossed on a land bridge (between present day Russia & Alaska) . The first Americans followed animals . Militarism. * . glorification of the military . European nations had large armies and flaunted their strength by using them . Mobilization. (preparing for war) efforts began to take place near the turn of the century. Chapter 2. The Age of Exploration. Section 1. First V. isitors from Europe. Christopher Columbus did . NOT . discover America. . So far only evidence of the arrival of a European people known as the Vikings exists. . POCAHONTAS & AVATAR. Definition of Imperialism. A policy of extending a country’s power and influence through colonization, use of military force or other means. A system in which one controls other countries, often after defeating them in a war. Europeans needed a source of raw materials to put in their new factories. Europeans also wanted places to sell all of the items that they were mass-producing in their factories. Age of imperialism. Imperialism refers to Empire-building by the nations of Europe.. Learning Targets. Learning Target 7.58. I can identify the voyages of discovery, the locations of the routes (Da Gama, Dias, Magellan), and the influence of cartography in the development of a new worldview. . Lesson 2 . European Colonies in Africa . Learning Objectives. Describe the forces that shaped Africa in the early 1800s.. Explain why European contact with Africa increased.. Analyze how European nations carved up Africa.. Africa. Essential Questions:. How . did former European colonies gain independence, and what challenges did they face after independence?. - What . challenges did new African nations face. ?. - How . KEY . CONCEPT 1.4 . Europeans . explored and settled overseas territories, encountering and interacting with indigenous populations.. World Contacts Before Columbus. . 444-448. . European Voyages of Discovery. Preview. Technology Allows Exploration. - . Between 1100 CE and 1400 CE new technologies emerged which helped sailors sail farther from land. . Christopher Columbus. - An explorer, colonizer, and navigator who made four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, leading to widespread awareness of the Americas.. INDIRECT RULE. PROTECTORATE. SPHERE OF INFLUENCE. Colonial power bring in their own officials and soldiers to administer and rule colonies – as seen with France. GOAL: Impose French culture on their colonies and turn them into French Provinces –government based only.