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Causes & Effects of European Exploration - Coggle Diagram
Causes & Effects of European Exploration
French (France)
Explorers were originally commissioned to find a route to Asia
Explorers were also sent to seek out riches and spices
Benefited from fur trade with Natives.
Joined colonization late due to wars.
Dutch (Netherlands)
The Dutch settled quickly, using America to trade and for plantations
The Dutch were the blueprint for a staple American value, freedom of religion.
The last country to join colonization in America, and the first to leave
The Dutch not only influenced religious beliefs, but introduced many different plants and inventions /new technology to the New World.
English (England)
English ships assaulted Spanish ships carrying riches from the Americas such as gold, silver, etc.
Englished conquered many settlements in the Caribbean such as Barbados and Jamaica. Although there were crops available many settlers died from diseases.
As England focused its energies on colonizing Ireland, English colonization attempts in the 1500s were focused closer to home.
English desire for riches, freedom of religion, freedom of imprisonment, debt, and slavery cause them to settle in the Americas.
Spanish (Spain)
Other European nations became interested in Spain because of its success in the Caribbean.
Spain claimed Pacific territory (the Philippines) and concentrated on western trade, including gold and silver mining in Mexico and Peru.
Christianity was promoted by Spain and Portugal, and locals who were converted to Christianity by explorers were assimilated into the new religion.