Age of Exploration

THE NEW WORLD

The Countries involved in exploring the NEW WORLD

• Spain • Portugal• The Netherlands• France• England

The Explorers

• Hernando Cortes-Spain/Conquered the Aztecs• Francisco Pizarro-Spain/Conquered the Incas• Giovanni da Verrazano-France/1st to see NC• Juan ponce de Leon-Spain/Fountain of Youth• Lucas Vasquez de Allyon-Spain/1st attempt to

colonize NC• Hernando de Soto-Spain/ 1st to explore the

southeast of what would be the USA

More Explorers

• Walter Raleigh-England/financial backer of attempts to colonize NC

• Queen Elizabeth I-England/granted Raleigh a Charter to colonize NC

• Amadas & Barlowe-England/1st to explore NC• Richard Grenville & Ralph Lane-England/

leaders of 1st Roanoke colony• John White-England/ leader of 2nd Roanoke

colony --- “The Lost Colony”

Amadas and Barlowe Expedition

• PURPOSE/ a colony to provide wealth for England ( a base for attacking Spanish ships)

• Queen Elizabeth I allows Walter Raleigh to take up the charter “to discover and inhabit strange lands”

• The job of Amadas and Barlowe was discovering a suitable place for the future colnies

The Ralph Lane Colony

• Commanded by Ralph Lane and Richard Grenville/John White was also along

• Established on Roanoke Island• Problems: low on food, trouble with the

Native Americans and poor leadership• Returned to England with Sir Francis Drake in

June of 1586

“The Lost Colony”

• John White was Governor of the colony• 117 men, women and children leave

Plymouth, England on April 26, 1587• Virginia Dare was the 1st European child born

in the New World