Europeans+in+the+Pacific

=**Europeans in the Pacific (686-691)** = 1520s- Portuguese mariners charted almost all of the western and norhther coast of Austrailia. 1521 - Ferdinand Magellan and crew were the first Europeans to cross the Pacific Ocean. 1623 - Dutch mariners explore Australia and report unsustainable living conditions. 1670s - Spanish authorities attempt to control Guam. 1688 - Smallpox epidemic in Guam. 1767 - English and French marines begin to trade with the islands of Tahiti. 1770 - James Cook approaches Australia and charts it. 1778 - British fleet arrives at Sydney with 1000 passengers, 800 were convicts. Established European settlement. 1778 - Captain James Cook discovers Hawaiian Islands. 1779 - Captain James Cook dies.
 * __Time Line__**

- Dutch were on a quest for spices - Dutch explored parts of Australia - Declares Australia unsustainable - Call it "New Holland" - European mariners made no effort to establish permanent settlements - Captain James Cook charted Eastern Coast of Australia and Europeans become interested - British fleet travels to Sydney - Carries mostlly convicts - From 1778-1830s more and more colonists came from England - This links Australia to the larger world
 * __Dutch Exploration__**
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 * __British Colonists__**

__**Spanish Voyages in the Pacific**__ - Magellan crosses the Pacific Ocean in 1521 - Encounters the Marianan People - Spanish traders established the Manila Gallen trade between Manila and Acapulco - Routes were usually south of Hawaii and North of other Polynesian islands __**[]**__ __**Guam**__ -Guam and the northern Mariana Islands attracted Spanish interest in the 16th century -Spanish people engaged in mostly peaceful trade with the Chamorro people -Spanish authorities dispatched military forces to the Guam islands -The Chamorro opposedd the efforts, and a smallpox epidemic reduced their numbers -By the end of the 17th century, Spanish forces had established garrisons throughout the Mariana Islands

-English and French mariners explored the Pacific for commercial opportunities -Visited Tahiti and soon began to trade with the islanders -misunderstandings led to minor fights
 * __Visitors and Trade__**

-1778 Captain Cook comes across the Hawaiian Islands -Cook and his crew traded with the Hawaiians -Diseases were spread -Resumed his course to find the northwest passage after a few weeks -Went to Hawai'i in 1779 and lost his life after a conflict with his crew and the Hawaiians -Whalers, missionaries, merchants, and planters soon ventured out into the Pacific -Early 19th century, Europeans and European Americans were prominent people in the Pacific Islands
 * __Captain Cook and Hawai'i__**