France and England's Exploration of the Americas Flashcards
The Treaty of Torsedilla split territorial claims for…
Both Spain and Portugal
Spain would gain control of..
Americas
Portugal would gain control of…
Africa
England and France were concerned about the treaty, as they didn’t like the fact that the…
Pope dictated how the world would be split
France believed in the…
Northwest Passage, and felt that further exploration of North America would allow for it to reach the Pacific Ocean
Member’s of Champlain’s expedition lived amongst the..
Native American tribes, which allowed for them to establish forts for protection and to expand their role in the fur trade
Samuel Champlain led the expeditions that ultimately led to the settling of the…
Great Lakes Region, which would be known as New France
John Cabot
First English explorer to reach the Americas in 1497, which is now present-day Canada
England was constantly in competition with…
Spain, and did what it could during the 1500s to end Spain’s dominences at sea
One such way to end Spain’s dominence was for Elizabeth I ordering explorers such as Sir Francis Drake was able to…
Circumnavigate around the Earth
Sir Walter Raleigh believed Virginia to be a suitable location for a colony, and…
Establish the colony of Roanoke in 1587.
However, Raleigh and White were recalled to England, as…
All supplies and ships were rerouted to fight Spain, the end result was a victory for England, but a consequence of the colony completely disappearing
