THINK CRITICALLY: WHY DO YOU THINK EUROPEAN NATIONS (FRENCH, SPANISH,

BRITISH) SOUGHT TO COLONIZE NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA? WHAT REASONS MIGHT THEY HAVE HAD? OR MAYBE WHAT WERE

THEY SEARCHING FOR?

EQ: WHAT NATIONS WERE EXPLORING EMPIRES?

TSWBAT SUMMARIZE THE EXPLORATION PERIOD

Bell-work 8/22/14

Objective and Scales

The student will be able to summarize the exploration period and understand why different European Nations were competing for colonization as evidenced by a completed foldable with 80% accuracy

Let’s look at our first learning goal scale, where does it fit into the LGS?

What do you need to do to reach level 2 and level 3?

What is the difference in difficulty between the levels?

Foldable

Fold your paper length wise (hotdog)Using your scissors cut boxes to the crease of

the paper (only cut the front side, not both!)

Title it: Competition for Colonization

Q’s

What new vocabulary will I need to know?

Exploration: The investigation of unknown regions

Conquistador: conqueror, from 16th century (1501-1600) Spain

Colony: A group of people who leave their home or native country to form a settlement in a new land, but remain loyal to their parent country

Why did the French colonize the Americas?

Seeking Furs ($) and fish ($)

Created colonies in Canada: Quebec, Montreal, and the Caribbean

Treatment of Natives

Samuel de Champlain

Henry HudsonEasy way to Remember: French colonization =Fish and Fur

Why did the Spanish colonize the Americas?

Spanish were in search of God, Glory, and Gold!

Created colonies in Mexico, Central America, and the American Southwest

Treatment of Natives Hernan CortesFrancisco PizarroChristopher ColumbusEasy way to remember: Spanish colonization =3 G’s, gold, god,

glory

Why did the English colonize N. America?

Seeking resources(gold, timber, minerals) and new trade markets ($)

Created colonies in N. America: Roanoke, Jamestown, Plymouth

Treatment of Natives

Walter RaleighEasy way to remember English colonization=Trade and Timber

Summarize:

Why was their competition for colonization? What were the nation’s in search of?