Warm UP (Pages 5-6)

• Missionaries – People who travel to a territory or community in order to convert people to their religion.

• Trappers- People who capture and kill animals, such as beavers, for their fur.

• Louisiana- The territory at the mouth of the Mississippi that was claimed by France in 1682.

Warm UPDirections: Write the following vocabulary words and definitions.

• Mercantilism- an economic system in which nations increase their wealth and power by obtaining gold and silver by establishing a favorable balance of trade.

• Northwest Passage- the route to Asia for goods that many explorers looked for but never found.

Why do you think it is called the Northwest Passage?

Agenda

• Pass up your Comic Strip• Explorers Map• Explorers Notes

KeyEnglandFranceSpainNetherlands (Dutch)

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Directions:1. Color/Label in the 4 European countries and their settlements in North America.2. Create a key3. Glue each map down in your notebook

New Maritime TechnologiesNew Maritime Technologies

Hartman Astrolabe

(1532)

Better Maps [Portulan]

Sextant

Mariner’s Compass

New TechnologyNew Technology

New Colonial RivalsNew Colonial Rivals

Christopher Columbus (1492)

• He reached the New World (Carribean) in 1492 but believed it was Asia.

Christopher Columbus (Myth and Reality) - 4:00

Horrible Histories Columbus

Amerigo Vespucci (1499-1501)

• Identified the New World as a continent, North and South America was named in his honor.

Amerigo Vespucci (2:00)

Ferdinand Magellan (1519–1522)

• Headed an expedition to circumnavigate (circle) the world.

Ferdinand Magellan - Animaniacs 3:00

Quick Poll

Would you have taken the risk of losing your life to find riches? Why or why not? Vote, then be ready to share!

Yes No

England

• Had settlement on parts of the Atlantic Coast from George to Canada.

John Cabot (1497)

• An Italian explorer that sailed for England and claimed parts of Canada for England.

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Henry Hudson (1609)

• He explored eastern North America looking for the northwest passage. The Hudson River in New York is named after him.

Identify where the English settled.

Spain

• Gold• God• Glory

Hernan Cortes (1519)

• Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs in Mexico.

history.com - fall of the aztec empire

Francisco Pizarro (1531)

• A Spanish explorer who conquered the Incas in search for gold.

Identify where the Spanish settled.

France

• Claimed areas near the Great Lakes and along the Mississippi River. They were fur traders.

Jacque Cartier (1535)

• Explorer of the St. Lawrence River.

Samuel de Champlain (1603)

• Set up Quebec for French Fur traders. He became an ally (friend) of the Native American tribes they traded with.

Identify where the French settled.

Question

The missions founded in California during the 1700s are evidence of the cultural influence of which group of people?

A. African Americans

B. French Canadians

C. The Chinese

D. The Spanish

Which European group had a business-like relationship with the

Native Americans?A. The Dutch

B. The French

C. The English

D. The Spanish