explorer who :

• made a journey overland to China which lasted 13 years, 

• brought back goods never seen in Europe

• whose journal inspired new explorers

• influenced by Marco Polo
  
• new merchants traveled to Asia
• Many became rich

• no known sea route to Asia
• race was on to be the 1st country to find the route, and become wealthy

• known as Henry the Navigator
• started a school for sailors
• brought in astronomers, mathematicians, map makers and ship builders to teach sailors
  

• Portuguese sailors sailed Mediterranean Sea, and Atlantic Ocean near coast of Africa
• Henry the Navigator
• Dias
• Da Gama
  

• found the tip Africa
• called the Cape of Good Hope
  

• extended Dias' journey
• found sea route to India
  

• rivals w/ Porutgal
• push for Portugal's success
• Columbus
  

• born in Italy, but explored for Spain
• Spain funded his voyage

• Defeated the Aztec Empire

• defeated the Incan Empire

• explored Florida and claimed it for Spain

• explored southeastern US and discovered Mississippi River

interesed in exploring  New World

Used:

• natives
• explorers from other countries 
• discovered and claim new lands

• the same uses as France-
• natives
• explorers from other countries 

Dutch settlements

present day:

• PA
• DE
• NY/NJ

• SC
• lands along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers

• one of the 1st explorerrs
• Queen Elizabeth I gave him a charter granting permission to claim and settle any non-Christian lands
• killed at sea

• 1584- Raleigh sent them the New World
• landed on whole land Virginia in honor of the Queen
• brought back 2 indians

Lane

• 1585-Raleigh sent Lane to establish colony
• brought 100 military men
  
  

• 1587- Raleigh sent John  White
• he brought men, women, and families

• when supplies ran low, White returned to England to get more
• delayed due to the war w/ Spain
• came back, colony was gone

Virginia Dare

• White's granddaughter
• 1st english child born in the New World

Raleigh gives up

• Raleigh gave up, and so did England
• settlements weren't working

• 1607-group from England settled in Jamestown, VA
• 1st permanent Enlgish settlement in the New World

• good lands
• friendly natives