Early European Exploration
1. Spain (new Spain)
 Reasons for exploration o God, Gold and Glory
 Area claimed o South and Central America without Brazil. Florida and New Mexico in North America
 Importance of Hernando de Soto, Hernán Cortez, Christopher Columbus o Columbus began first permanent contact between Europeans and the Americas o Hernando De Soto discovered the Mississippi o Francisco Cortes explored the SW (Grand Canyon), brought horses to Native Americans,
2. French (new French)
 Reasons for exploration o Fishing and Fur Trade
 Area claimed o All along the Saint Lawrence River and later the Mississippi River to Louisiana
 Importance of Verazzano, Cartier, Champlain, de la Salle. o Verazzano was first to discover New York and claim it for France; has a bridge named after himself o Jacques Cartier sailed up the Saint Lawrence River and founded Montreal (but was considered a failure by the French) o Samual de Champlain founded Quebec City and is known as the father of New France o de la Salle sailed down the Mississippi, founded Memphis and claimed Louisiana (named after Louis XIV) for France
3. English
 Reasons for exploration o Mercantilism – more land and raw resources for land-starved English, along with the creation of new markets for goods
 Lost colony of Roanoke (story) o (2nd voyage to Roanoke 1st hitched a ride back with Sir Francis Drake) Sailed to Roanoke and ran out of supplies. John White then sailed back to England for supplies, but was delayed 3 years because of English-Spanish War. When he finally sailed back Roanoke had disappeared with only the word “CROATOAN” left behind.
 John white/Virginia Dare o John White was governor of Roanoke and artist of Native Americans. Virginia Dare was his daughter and the first European born in the New World.
 1st settlement- Jamestown
 Early problems o people