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| What major European counties were in competition for | To extend their power into North America and claim the land as their own |
| Motivating force for exploration (Why did European countries compete for power in North America? | Economic Reasons (Gold, natural resources, trade) |
| Motivating force for exploration (Why did European countries compete for power in North America? | Religious reasons (Spread of Christianity) |
| Motivating force for exploration (Why did European countries compete for power in North America? | Competitions for empire and belief in superiority of own culture |
| Obstacles to exploration | Poor maps and navigational tools; disease/starvation; Fear of unknown; Lack of adequate supplies |
| Accomplishments of exploration | Exchanged goods and ideas |
| Accomplishments of exploration | Improved navigational tools and ships |
| Accomplishments of exploration | Claimed territories (land) |
| Countries that explored North America | Spain, France, England |
| Country that explored West Africa | Portugal |
| Explorer from Spain | Francisco Coronado |
| Region Francisco Coronado explored | claimed the southwest United States for Spain |
| Explorers from France | Samuel de Champlain and Robert La Salle |
| Region Samuel de Champlain explored | established the French settlement of Quebec |
| Region Robert la Salle explored | Claimed the Mississippi River Valley |
| Region John Cabot Explored | explored Eastern Canada |
| Explorer from England | John Cabot |
| Region explored by Portugal | made voyages of discovery along West Africa |
| What interactions between American Indians and Europeans led to | Cooperation and conflict |
| How Spanish interacted with American Indians culturally | Conquered and enslaved American Indians |
| How Spanish interacted with American Indians culturally | Brought Christianity to the New World |
| How Spanish interacted with American Indians culturally | Brought European diseases |
| How French interacted with American Indians culturally | Established trading posts |
| How French interacted with American Indians culturally | Spread Christian religion |
| How England interacted with American Indians culturally | Established settlements and claimed ownership of land |
| How England interacted with American Indians culturally | Learned farming techniques from American Indians |
| How England interacted with American Indians culturally | Traded with American Indians |
| How American Indians interacted with Europeans culturally | Taught farming techniques to European settlers |
| How American Indians interacted with Europeans culturally | Believed that land was to be shared or used but not owned. |
| Area of cooperation in economic interactions between American Indians and Europeans | Technologies (Europeans brought weapons and metal farm tools) |
| Areas of cooperation in economic interactions between American Indians and Europeans | traded with each other; shared crops |
| Areas of conflict between American Indians and Europeans | land issues; competition for trade |
| Areas of conflict between American Indians and Europeans | Differences in culture; language differences |
| Area of conflict between American Indians and Europeans | Europeans brought disease |
| time period that Ghana, Mali, and Songhai dominated West Africa | 300 to 1600 AD |
| What African people and African goods did in European interest in world resources | Played an important role in arousing/increasing European interest in world resources |
| groups that dominated West Africa from 300 to 1600 AD | Ghana, Mali, and Songhai |
| Location of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai | located in the Western region of Africa, south of the Sahara Desert, near the Niger River |
| How Ghana, Mali, and Songhai became powerful | Controlled trade in West Africa |
| What the Portuguese did in the West African Empires | carried goods from Europe, traded metal, cloth, and other manufactured good for gold. |
