Portugal

Spain, Britain, France, and Portugal all developed colonies in North and South America, but they administered them in differing ways. French explorers such as Jacques Cartier, and Samuel de Champlain founded French colonies on the island of Mont Real (now Montreal) and in Quebec by sailing along the St. Lawrence river. The summation of their new colonies became known as New France. After priest Jacques Marquette and trader Louis Joliet explored the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes, add…

Before the sixteenth century the Crusades had presented European people to the goods of the East. Goods, such as spices, became necessities, but they were increasingly costly. These goods had to be transported over long overland routes. Many times middlemen would take profits from these goods before they even reached European merchants. Europeans knew they needed a new, cheaper route to Asia. Because of the need of these costly goods, economic and political rivalry began amongst European powers.…

and abuse. The Portuguese also began sexual relationships with the natives which created a mix of the Brazilian culture and the Portuguese culture. Another thing that they did which affected the Brazilians was they brought infectious diseases from Portugal which killed many people in Brazil. Currently there are approximately 200 000 indigenous natives living in Brazil. These native now live in the jungles of Brazil living there tribal lives. Brazil didn’t have many sources that were known by…

in pepper and other spices in exchange for gold and silver. Vasco returned soon to Portugal. Though he lost many man on the voyage but he succeeded in breaking the monopoly of Arabs. Preparations now began in Portugal to send a larger fleet of thirteen ships, armed with cannons and 1200 men. The fleet arrived in 1500. The reached calicut and demanded the King to expel all Arabs and to trade exclusively with Portugal. Indians were not interested on such arrangement. While negotiations were…

many benefits that came from the Portuguese presence became overshadowed as the people and the economy began to suffer. The west brought over many diseases that reached Afonso’s people. In order to fix the problem, he wrote a letters to the king of Portugal. In one of his many letters, he asked for proper medication to treat the illnesses. But the diseases brought many to believe that God was not helpful or necessary to their health. Once being cured with other things that don’t involve the…

They were baptized in hopes to strengthen their relationships with the Portuguese. Their fluency in the language also aided in planning tactics directly with the people in power in Portugal. Nzinga was able to negotiate with the Portuguese and when the Portuguese did not follow through, she had to fight for her people. Unlike Nzinga, king Afonso negotiated slavery in a different way with the Portuguese, as he allowed them to take slaves…

religious beliefs in Spain and Portugal by the 15th century. While these views do not directly contradict William’s statement from above, they attempt to show the evolution of racist thoughts of feudalism in Europe to capitalism in the…

THE EARLY VOYAGES OF EXPLORATION WERE MAINLY MOTIVATED BY TRADE Throughout the early voyages of exploration, many new and strange things were discovered and brought back to the mother countries which would create prosperity and power. The motivations behind these voyages are governed by not only trade but also by the possibilities of personal gain for both the explorers and the nation as well as the influences of religion and unity against the Islamic state. Although trade was a major…

20. How does Landes contrast the Portuguese with the Spanish? Spanish conquests had many differences with Portugal. The Spaniards had no competition when searching for new lands, a simple navigation system, went on a search for treasures, and claimed the land through material items. The Portuguese claimed the land by points on maps, showed possession by means of discovery, searched for profits from trade rather than treasure, and used astronomy and geometry as means for navigating the seas. 21…

Born at Oporto on March 4, 1394, Henry was the third son of John I of Portugal and Philippa of Lancaster. He grew to maturity at a time when John I was bringing to a close a confused period of civil strife and war with Castile and securing Portugal's independence. The conflicts of this period had left the nobility decimated and impoverished and the monarchy's revenues greatly depreciated. Thus the ruling families began to look abroad for new worlds of wealth, land, and honors to conquer. John…