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    stars and very basic and inaccurate maps. In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in Europe there was advancement in technology and learning that led to widespread exploration and trade among countries. The introduction of the compass‚ advancements in cartography‚ the printing press‚ and other inventions led to increased trade and exploration throughout Europe. Before the fifteenth century‚ sailors often didn’t venture far from what they knew because maps were extremely inaccurate and weather was

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    Elizabeth 1 argues that dividing up English resources is a bad idea Colonies were a bad idea 2: wanted to put government funding toward protestant causes 3 Sir Walter Ralegh was the earliest Englishman to make an actual attempt at colonization 1 America became attractive to English policy makers in 1580s 4 1http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=W8cr4Vgt9ekC&oi=fnd&pg=PR9&dq=Roanoke+Colony&ots=ys19S_6b9o&sig=PnfDZvsafb5iFv5-ycyG_X3i2lY#v=onepage&q=Roanoke%20Colony&f=false

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    Cause & Effect European Exploration Essay Throughout history‚ people have been curious about finding new land and exploring. Many different factors stirred interest in colonization and exploration for Europeans. During the 15th and 17th centuries Europe was changing rapidly and had its own reasons for growth. All of Europe had the excitement and hesitation of finding new places. There were many reasons for Europe to grow and expand‚ some of the causes for Europe’s expansion were; a search

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    Analyze the effects of European exploration and expansion on both Europe and the peoples they came into contact with. Some may say the European exploration and expansion only affected Europe in a beneficial way. However‚ the Columbian Exchange introduced the new animals and plants to both sides‚ changing the staple of European people and the lifestyle of the Americans‚ the slave trade brought the black slaves to America where they later settled down when some of the African states met their destruction

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    the age of exploration; this is because during this time frame many explorers from Europe were racing to examine the Americas. Some explorers wanted to journey to the Americas‚ just to explore‚ and gain knowledge and glory‚ but to do that they needed financial backing and with the royalty’s money came the political agenda. First‚ Spain sent crews to examine the newly found lands. Soon after‚ England and France followed. While their timing may have been different‚ the goals of the European powers were

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    European colonization had a huge impact on North America. This impact had an disturbing impact on the native population. In a small period of time the native’s way of life was changed forever. The changes were caused by many of factors‚ including loss of land‚ disease‚ enforced laws which violated their culture‚ food and self sufficiency. When the Europeans arrived they brought with them various disease to the natives such as smallpox. The natives had no immunity to these different diseases and

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    The English and Spanish had numerous motivations for colonization and conquests of the New World which were very similar‚ yet different at times. England seemed to be overpopulating and the English were in the need for more land‚ the ‘non-believers’ and others had to deal with religious persecution from the Church of England‚ and persons such as John Smith went for individual glory. The Spanish on the other hand were after gold and Peru-silver from‚ they had a certain rivalry with the English which

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    1400 European exploration and expansion In the early 1400’s Europe began to expand. This meant that private investors and other governments had to help finance them. This was to create a larger market. The country of Portugal’s need of natural resources became the first reason for European exploration. They were the first country to send out voyagers to the new waters in search of new lands. Portugal did not have sufficient lands to grow crops and was one of the poorer countries in Europe so

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    Killing each other everyday because they are enemies forced to live together. That is what the European colonization caused. The Europeans decided that they wanted to colonize Africa because they saw profit in it. They did not even care about the natives. Colonization is when a country decides to populate an area of foreign land and have a government there without actually owning it. The Europeans colonized Africa for many reasons. They colonized Africa because they wanted the resources that were

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    19th century‚ the role geography played in the European colonization of Africa encouraged European efforts to control the massive continent of Arica. This document based question can be split up into three groups of documents: hindered‚ encouraged‚ and ignored efforts. The Europeans came together and created a conference called the Berlin Conference in 1884 in order for them to split Africa and prevent disputes (Document J). This encouraged the European efforts to colonize Africa because of the massive

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