UNIT 5Chapter 20 – The Atlantic World

EUROPEAN EXPLORATION

CHAPTER 20: The Atlantic World,1492–1800

SECTION 1

SECTION 3

SECTION 4

Spain Builds an American Empire

The Atlantic Slave Trade

The Columbian Exchange and Global Trade

Europeans explore and colonize the Americas, disrupting native civilizations, and build the slave trade to support plantations in the New World.

Christopher Columbus, Spanish explorer, as young man.

OBJECTIVESCORE OBJECTIVE: Examine the era of

European exploration and how it impacted the region.

o Objective 5.3: Describe the scope and impact of the Columbian Exchange.

THEME: The countries of Europe will discover new lands in the Americas and try to increase their power and wealth by controlling those territories.

THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE

The colonization of the Americas introduces new items into Eastern and Western hemispheres.

CHAPTER 20 SECTION 4

COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE

It is the global transfer of food, plants, animals Corn, potatoes from Americas become crops in Eastern

Hemisphere

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New animals, plants introduced by Europeans take hold in Americas

European diseases kill millions of Native Americans

ECONOMICS The Rise of Capitalism

Wealth from Americas, growth of trade changes business in EuropeNew economic system forms from Atlantic trade: capitalism

— based on private property, profit Increase in business leads to inflation — rising prices—in Europe Hauls of gold, silver from Americas cause high inflation in Spain

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NEW COMPANIES

GOAL: I want to get rich and build a business

PROBLEM: How do I get a ship, crew, and supplies to go to the America’s and start my business?

ANSWER: Joint-Stock Companies Joint-stock company lets investors share risk, profits of sending ships to

new American lands These companies help fund colonies in America

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MERCANTILISM

Policy of mercantilism emphasizes national wealth as source of power One way for nation to increase wealth: gather gold, silverFavorable balance of trade when nation sells more goods

than it buys Colonies provide raw materials that home country uses to make goods

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VIDEO REVIEW!

Crash Course: The Columbian Exchange

o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQPA5oNpfM4

Crash Course: Atlantic Slave Tradeo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnV_MTFEG

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