Countries to Focus On France Great Britain Dutch Netherlands Spain Portugal only explored South America so we will not focus on them Original Aim The original goal of the earliest explorers was to find a trade route to Asia by sailing West Over the years these nations began establishing ID: 278298
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Reasons for ExplorationsSlide2
Countries to Focus On
France
Great Britain
Dutch (Netherlands)
Spain
*Portugal only explored South America so we will not focus on themSlide3
Original Aim
The original goal of the earliest explorers was to find a trade route to Asia by sailing West. Over the years, these nations began establishing settlements in the Americas for a variety of reasonsSlide4
EconomicsSlide5
France
They traded fur with the Native Americans
Fur brought them a lot of money in Great Britain
Most of the trading was done in present day CanadaSlide6
Spain
Wealth
They found lots of gold and silver when they conquered the AztecsSlide7
Dutch
They wanted to set up cities to trade and start businesses
Fur was the main business at first
Set up in New York City which is one of the biggest trading cities still todaySlide8
English
Good timber for ship building
Good land for farming
TobaccoSlide9
ReligionSlide10
Religion
Spain and France attempted to convert all the Natives to Catholicism
English came for religious freedom
Dutch did not try to convert the Natives but were accepting to all religionsSlide11
Brief Review
Increased power in Europe
Wealth
Trade
Spread Christianity