1. What motivated European countries to explore?

2. Why do many cities in Texas, New Mexico and California have Spanish sounding names?

3. What is a conquistador? Give an example of someone who was a conquistador?

4. Besides Spain what other European countries were active in North America during the time period we are studying? (there are 3)

Learning Target: I can describe how the Age of Exploration affected both Europe and the Americas.

Turn to page: 44

Get with all other classmates who were assigned your section

Read the section your group was assigned Discuss what was most important in the

section with your group Write down the 4 most important facts on

your poster and paper Post your poster in an accessible location in

the room

Write down all the section titles on your individual paper with 3 spaces between each

Read each section poster in the room

Record 2 of the 4 facts from each section poster that you think are most vital

Group 1 Spanish Conquistadors (44) Group 2 Spanish Explorers in NA (46) Group 3 Colonizing Spanish America (47) Group 4 New France (53) Group 5 New Netherland (56) Group 6 Impact on Native Americans (57)

Is there a conflict?• The outcome of the conflict

Are there people identified?• The motivations and contributions of those

people.

Is a event discussed?• The cause and effects of that event.

In a brief 5-6 sentence paragraph describe the motivations, intentions and effects of one of the following European powers that colonized parts of North America:• Spain• France• Netherlands

In a brief 5-6 sentence paragraph describe the reasons why Native Americans could/would not defeat colonizing Europeans and impact that European colonization had on Native American Populations.

CHOOSE ONE

Answer the following closing questions using your notes in 1-2 COMPLETE sentences.

1. Identify three reasons as to why the Spanish were victorious.

2. How is the history of Spanish Colonization still visible in North and South America today?

3. How did French-Native American relations differ from Spanish-Native American relations?

4. What state was once called New Netherland?

5. What were some of the effects of European colonization on the Native American Populations of that region?