Champlain (1608)
Coronado (1541)
Cartier (1534)
Verrazzano (1524)
Magellan (1519)
Vespucci (1501)
1500
1550
1600
Cabot (1497)
north Atlantic crossing
Verrazzano (1524)
Northwest Passage Vespucci (1501)
not Asia ­ "America"
Coronado (1541)
Arizona & New Mexico
Magellan (1519)
first around the world
Balboa (1513)
Panama ­ Pacific Ocean
de Soto (1540)
Florida & Southeast
Cortes (1519)
conquered Aztecs
Cabrillo (1542)
California
Pizarro (1531)
conquered Incans
Hudson (1609)
Canada & New York
Champlain (1608)
St. Lawrence River ­ Quebec
Drake (1577)
English "sea dog"
Cartier (1534)
St. Lawrence River ­ Montreal
Hudson (1609)
Drake (1577)
Cabrillo (1542)
de Soto (1540)
Pizarro (1531)
Cortes (1519)
Balboa (1513)
Cabot (1497)
ENGLAND & FRANCE
SPANISH EXPLORATION
EMPIRE BUILDING
trade route to Asia
North Atlantic Route
They wanted to find a quick route to Asia so that
they could get trade goods more easily. European
leaders paid for these voyages as part of their
competition against one another for colonies and
wealth.
cost efficient
Competition over wealth and power caused
conflict between European nations. Religious
differences also caused conflict.
Turning Point in power
England had smaller, faster, better­armed ships
than the Spaniards. A storm also helped destroy
the Armada.
• storm in English Channel
entire Spanish Navy
In the early 1600s, the colonies of Quebec and
New Amsterdam were small trading posts.
• economic bond