“For God, Glory, and Gold!“
Upon hearing the excitement of the great natural resources, outlandish rumors, and vast uncharted territory in North America, many European countries sought out their own expedition to discover and claim the ‘New World’ for themselves. It was the Age of Discovery; it was the Renaissance; it was the chance to change the world.
During our salon, my classmates and I were able to identify ‘New Worlds’—worlds that weren’t focused on discovering the unfamiliar terrain, but the sphere of the 'unknown' during the Renaissance, Reformation, and other eras throughout history.