1. Reasons for Exploration and Colonization
Review Foldable

2. Needed Materials 1 9”x 12” sheet of construction paper
1 sheet of white printer paper
1 map of the US
Pen
Markers or highlighters or color pencils
Glue and scissors

3. Reasons for Exploration & Colonization
Instructions
Reasons for Exploration & Colonization
Fold your sheet of construction paper into fourths.
Write the title, “Reasons for Exploration and Colonization” on the cover. In your nicest writing.
Fold the white sheet of printer paper into fourths as well. Cut out each fourth, set aside.
Label your quadrants with P.E.G.S
Fill in each section, see next slide for instructions
Political
Economic
Geography
Social

4. Filling in the interior
Word Bank
Asia Colonies Americas
European Powerful wealth
Power All sea
Filling in the interior
In the early 16th Century European nations desired to be __________. Trade with _______ would bring them the _________ & _________ they desired. Various European nations began to explore for an ____ ______ route to _______.
Political
The discovery of the __________ by Columbus further advanced ______ nations’ desire for power. Establishing ______ was another way of bringing wealth and power to these countries.

5. Filling in the interior
Economic
Write a statement to show what European Nation searched for during the Age of Exploration,
Colonies were established in North America for various reasons:
Spain –
France-
Netherlands -
England – see reasons for the 13 colonies
Describe how the economic activities of each nations.

6. Filling in the interior
Sketch the boundaries of Each of the four Nations that claimed land in North America. Color code each region and provide a key.
Geography

7. Filling in the interior
Life in the New World offered many and new opportunities for people who were willing to settle.
Religious Freedom – many came to escape religious persecution in Europe. Life in the New World offered many the opportunity to worship freely.
Economic Opportunities- Land was in abundance in North America, the average European could own his own piece of land, in turn the land could help him gain wealth.
Social Opportunities -Some came for new beginnings.
Social

8. Graphic Design and Layout 1 2 3 4
Graphic Design and Layout
Most of the space is unused it makes the poster look incomplete.
Much of the space is left empty. There is no evidence that thought was given to the layout and design.
Most of the space is used. Text and images are somewhat laid out in a thoughtful manner.
The empty space is filled and looks visually aesthetic, images and text were clearly laid out thoughtfully.
Content
Not accurate
Somewhat accurate
Mostly accurate
Historically accurate, no misconceptions
Headings/Text
Illegible, cannot be read at all.
Somewhat legible, can be read with some difficulty.
Mostly legible, can be read easily.
Legible and adds to the over appearance of the poster/foldable.
Grammar
10+ errors in grammar, spelling, capitalization and sentence structure.
6-10 errors in grammar, spelling, capitalization and sentence structure.
1-5 errors in grammar, spelling, capitalization and sentence structure.
0 errors in grammar, spelling, capitalization and sentence structure.
Students will be rated on each category and assigned a value based on the criteria described in the table.