Quiz Review
3 Reasons Bodies of Water are Important:
Served as the “highway” for explorers, colonial settlers and later immigrants
Gateway to the West
Allowed the growth of inland port cities in the Midwest
Identify the Great Lakes (HOMES)
the transportation arteries for farm and industrial products. They were links to ports and other parts of the world.
was explored by Lewis and Clark. **gave U.S. claim to Northwest
River explored by the Spanish – basis for their claim to the Southwest U.S.
Early Spanish exploration route – from their claimed territories in South America and Mexico.
provided the French and Spanish with exploration routes to Mexico and other parts of America
A I H G F E D C B J
3 Motivating Forces for European Exploration
4 Obstacles to European Exploration
Achievements of European Exploration
Southwest U.S / Gulf Coast & Florida South America and Mexico
established the settlement of Quebec and Montreal in present-day Canada Mississippi River Valley (LA Territory)
claimed the Northeastern/Atlantic Coast of North America
Which Country had claimed along the coast of Africa and the Eastern coast of South America (Brazil)
Eastern North America – claimed present-day states of New York and New Jersey / Hudson Bay and Hudson River area
Be able to match each European Nation to their land claims Passport page 25 & 10/1 RAP Examples: France– Mississippi River Valley/Canada Netherlands (Dutch) – New York and New Jersey Portugal – Brazil & African coast England – Atlantic Coast of North America Spain– Gulf Coast/Florida, southwest U.S & Mexico/Central & South America
Be able to complete a chart on Motivations/Obstacles/Achievements of European Exploration p. 25 (GO) Be able to complete a chart on interactions between Europeans & Native Americans (Areas of Cooperation and Conflict) p.28
Be able to identify location of each body of water on map of U.S. Passport page 26b Be able to identify importance of each body of water for trade, transportation & settlement Passport page 26a The River House GO can also be used to review this information p.27