FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICANS
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God, Gold, Greatness
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God, Grain, Glory
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Good, Gold, Glory
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God, Gold, Glory
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Detailed explanation-1: -Gold Glory and God. Gold – Nations were always looking for new sources of wealth. Glory – Individual explorers competed for fame and honor for both themselves and their countries. God – Europeans believed it was their duty to bring Christianity to the non-believers of the world.
Detailed explanation-2: -Historians use a standard shorthand, “Gold, God, and Glory, ” to describe the motives generating the overseas exploration, expansion, and conquests that allowed various European countries to rise to world power between 1400 and 1750.
Detailed explanation-3: -The 3 G’s-Gold, God, and Glory European Exploration : Motivations (1) Gold: They wanted wealth of their own! SOURCES OF WEALTH:-Spain = Mexico & South America for silver and gold. England = North America for natural resources.
Detailed explanation-4: -Out of the 3G’s, gold was the most important to the Spanish, because it was the reason for many of their expeditions, it led them to glory, and allowed them to pay for more expediditions to find more gold.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Three G’s: God, Gold, and Glory.