Age of Explorataion

LEIF ERIKSSON

• The son of Erik the Red.
• Eriksson and his crew landed on the Labrador Peninsula in present day Canada.
• Got carried away by the wind and landed in North American coast.

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

• On October 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
• On August 3, 1492 Columbus's three ships set sail.

FERDINAND MAGELLAN

• Portuguese navigator whose expedition circumnavigated the globe
• Sailed around the southern tip of South America and into the pacific.

COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE

• It started with the explorations of Columbus.
• Over time a trading pattern developed, involving the exchange of raw materials ect.

CONQUISTADORS

• Spanish soldiers who led military expeditions in the Americas
• Mexico in 1519

NORTHWEST PASSAGE

• Early searches explored the coast from Canada to North Carolina
• Wasn't found, but voyages led to more interest in North America

MIDDLE PASSAGE

• Slaves died of sickness, suffocation, or malnutrition during the voyage.
• Disease spread quickly on the crowded ships

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