European Exploration and Its Effects

Various European powers explored and eventually colonized the Western Hemisphere. This had a profound effect on Native Americans and led to the transatlantic slave trade.

5.3A- Europeans traveled to the Americas in search of new trade routes, including a northwest passage, and resources

5.3B- Europeans encountered and interacted with native Americans in a variety of ways.

5.3C- The transatlantic trade of goods, movement of people, and a spread of ideas and diseases resulted in the Columbian Exchange which reshaped the lives and beliefs of people.

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