Welcome back to American History 1! Please sit in a pair of desks. You may choose your partner and where you sit, BUT choose wisely! Mrs. Edwards’ reserves the right to switch partners or where your partnership is sitting if you do not get work done OR are distracting others causing them to not get their work done. On your sticky note, write down WHY you think people enjoy discovering new things and 1 thing you have discovered in your lifetime

What are the major reasons people wish to explore? The Virginia Company

As a pair: The youngest person in your team is the Team Captain. They will be in charge of making sure you get all of the information to fill in your notes and will get your information checked off by Mrs. Edwards The oldest person in your team is the Keeper. They will be in charge of making sure you finish in the allotted time and if you and your partner have any questions, they will direct them to Mrs. Edwards Goal: To gather information on the different countries involved in the Voyages of Discovery and figure out why they went on these journeys and what they discovered.

Voyages of Discovery

What drove people to explore? Wealth Fame & Glory Spread religion Curiosity Direct route to China/ India

Technological Advance Compass Let sailors know where North was—kept them from sailing in circles Astrolabe Allowed navigator to calculate them location, plot their course Caravel Light, strong, fast sail in ship Used a rudder and sails that could be turned based on wind Could get places faster, defend themselves

Patrons Prince Henry the Navigator—Portugal Ferdinand and Isabella—Spain

Portuguese Henry Goal Sailors Est. a court filled w/ people interested in navigation Created a navigation school Goal Wanted a water route to India Sailors Bartholomew Dias Pedro Cabral Vasco de Gama

English, Dutch, and French Goal A shorter route to Asia through a Northwest passage Sailors John Cabot Sir Francis Drake Jacques Carter Henry Hudson

Spanish Reasons for exploration Sailors Wealth and power—trade route to China Sailors Christopher Columbus Vasco Nunez de Balboa Ferdinand Magellan

As an individual… DO NOT WRITE ON THESE SHEETS, PLEASE! Choose any THREE (3) activities to complete. How you will be graded is included within the box. You MUST have each activity checked off by Mrs. Edwards separately-for example, you cannot move onto Activity #2, until Mrs. Edwards had checked Activity #1. Use your notes and your imagination to complete these activities.