1. Exploring and Settling Land Game

2. Conquer Native
Americans =
Gold/Glory
Stopped
Colonization
In Florida
Appointed
Someone
From Spain
To rule Colony
Spain
in the New World
Christian
Missionaries =
God
Absorb
Native Americans
Into
Culture

3. Settled in Canada
Quebec =
Largest City
Peaceful with
Native Americans
Converted to
Christianity
Came for Fur
Trade =
Gold
France in
the New World
Not many
Settlers came
Gov.
Paid for
Colonization

4. Good
Economy/
Religious
Tolerance
Back home
Conflicts with
NA with
expansion
Came to
Make Money =
Gold
Dutch in
the New World
Cant convince
People to come
To Colonies
No huge
Desire to
Colonize
(Build an
Empire)
Settled in the
NY/NJ area

5. Settled in the
13 Colonies
Jamestown =
Go there for Gold
England in
the New World
Home Ruled –
People in Colony
Ran it
Pilgrims/Puritans =
God
Overpopulated
At home
(High inflation,
No jobs)
Colonies
Funded by
Joint Stock
Companies

7. Ahoy, Captain!
It’s 1522, you are the captain of your own ship, The Muse of Discovery. You’ve just gotten a charter from the King to sail in his name to the New World.
But first, give 3 reasons: why are you leaving?
What are you 5 things you are bringing with you?

8. Top 5: Reasons For Leaving
5. Escape from Wars – 1 point 4. Religious Freedom – 2 points 3. Glory / Fame / Recognition – 3 points 2. Spread Christianity – 4 points 1. Gold / Wealth – 5 points

9. 5. Trinkets for trade – 1 point 4. Weapons / Guns – 2 points
Top 5: Things You Bring
5. Trinkets for trade – 1 point
4. Weapons / Guns – 2 points
3. Tools – 3 points
2. Horses / Pigs / Livestock – 4 pts
1. Germs – 5 points

11. A Lengthy Journey
You sail for months with seemingly no end. Finally, you reach a medium-sized island that appears to be unsettled. The question is now, where do you settle?

12. Your glorious, newly-found island: Select a LocationH B F C G D I E N
C and E – 5 points H – 3 points
A and B – 4 points I – 2 points
D and F = 0 points

13. A Letter to Your King
After picking your location, you write a letter home to your King, explaining what you’ve found.
What are 5 things you’ve found?

14. Top 5: Things You Find
5. Gold – 1 point 4. New Animals – 2 points 3. New Land – 3 points 2. New Plants – 4 points 1. Native People – 5 points

15. Tough Times
No one ever said building a settlement was an easy task! You’ve found that out the hard way!
What are 5 things that you most need in your settlement?

16. Top 5: Things You Need
5. Government – 1 point 4. Fertile Soil – 2 points 3. Protection / Health – 3 points 2. Food – 4 points 1. Water – 5 points

17. How Well Did You Do? Add up your points. Determine your rank:
53-60 points : Rank = Governor
43-52 points : Rank = Settlement Leader
32-42 points : Rank = Expert Adventurer
17-31 points : Rank = Settler
4-16 points : Rank = Better than Roanoke
0 points : Rank = Roanoke