New Worlds

1. Why did people explore? Why did they leave the motherland for other countries?

Powerful monarchs beginning with the Portuguese and Spanish, wanted to explore "new worlds" and gain the legendary riches of the east. They all additionally wanted to expand their knowledge, wanted to grow their empires, expand Christianity and they wanted the cool beaver hats. They left their mother land because... IDKK

2. What/who are fishers and freeboots?

3. What is the Grand Banks and why were they important? What has happened to them today and why?

The Grand Banks are a group of underwater plateaus southeast of Newfoundland on the North American continental shelf. The Grand Banks were important because it was a major source for fishing. Today, the Grand Banks cod fishery is endangered, with stocks dangerously depleted by over-fishing and environmental changes.

4. Who is John Cabot and what did he do?

John Cabot was an English explorer in competition with Columbus for the discovery of America. Newfoundland and Labrador. Called Vinland by the Norse. You could also say North America, 1497 he was from Bristol England.

5. Questions 2 and 3 in text book:

2) I would probably be a little wary of the Europeans, as the Native's don't exactly know them or their nature.

PROS:

- New community

- Expand the community/empire/land

- Trade with new people

- Make an alliance and take down opposing forces

- They may have new weapons

- New tactics

- New ideas

CONS:

- The Europeans could be dangerous

- They could be bad

- Secretly planning to overthrow the natives

- Could be planning to take over the trading

- The Europeans could start a war with the natives

- They would have deadly weapons the natives haven't yet been introduced to.

In the end I would probably agree to let the Europeans come because it would expand the empire greatly and it would also help them take down their enemies, as they would be in an alliance.

3)

- Water

- Coal

- Oil

- Natural gas

The environment is suffering because of human demand. We want everything there is to get; yet we don't use it properly. We take everything for granted because we think there will be an unlimited supply of all the natural resources. But we're wrong. It doesn't work like that. Take water as an example, all the water in the world isn't clean and therefore it cannot be used as drinking water. Or even cutting down trees to make paper. We use way too much paper and just take it for granted.

PART 2:

1. Who is Jacques Cartier and what did he do?

Jacques Cartier was one of Giovanni Verrazano's officers when the new king asked him to continue looking for the Northwest Passage after Verrazano's expeditions were all failures. He started sailing from Saint Malo and found Labrador and Newfoundland, as well as Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick. When he reached there, he claimed the territory for France, as well as kidnapped the sons of a local Iroquois chief and went back to France with the sons.

2. What is the flat earth society? What do they believe in and why?

3. What do you think maps looked like during the age of the exploration? Why?

I think the maps from the age of exploration would look quite ancient, as well as torn in places and crumply. In addition,

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