AGE OF EXPLORATION

LEIF ERIKSON

• In the year 1000 Leif was sailing from west Norway to Greenland
• Leif and his crew landed on the Labrador peninsula in present-day Canada
• Leif settled in a costal area called Vinland.

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

• He was looking for asia
• Columbus thought he found a new route to Asia instead he reached another continent

FERDINAND MAGELLAN

• He wanted to travel around the world with his men.
• Magellan died on the way around the world.
• When he died his men traveled for him.
• They gave Magellan credit for tracing.

COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE

• The Colombian exchange has
• Coco,corn,patatoes,squash,tabacco and turkeys

CONQUISTADORES

• Los conquistadores soldados españoles.
• Conquistadores encontraron amarica.
• Están matando amarica con desises
• Tomaron la gente de la esclavitud.
• Conquistadores significa conquistador español

THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE

• Europeans wanted to find a northwest passage, a water route through North America that would allow ships to sail from the Atlantic to the pacific

MIDDLE PASSAGE

• They were crossing the Atlantic
• Many slaves died of sickness or suffocation

THAT'S ALL FOLKS