1. Warm UP (Pages 5-6) Missionaries – People who travel to a territory or community in order to convert people to their religion. Trappers- People who capture and kill animals, such as beavers, for their fur. Louisiana- The territory at the mouth of the Mississippi that was claimed by France in 1682.

2. Warm UP Directions: Write the following vocabulary words and definitions. Mercantilism- an economic system in which nations increase their wealth and power by obtaining gold and silver by establishing a favorable balance of trade. Northwest Passage- the route to Asia for goods that many explorers looked for but never found.

4. Why do you think it is called the Northwest Passage?

5. Agenda Pass up your Comic Strip Explorers Map Explorers Notes

6. Key England France Spain Netherlands (Dutch) Page 7 Directions: 1. Color/Label in the 4 European countries and their settlements in North America. 2. Create a key 3. Glue each map down in your notebook

7. New Maritime Technologies Hartman Astrolabe (1532) Better Maps [Portulan] Sextant Mariner’s Compass

8. New Technology

9. New Colonial Rivals

10. Christopher Columbus (1492) He reached the New World (Carribean) in 1492 but believed it was Asia. Christopher Columbus (Myth and Reality) - 4:00 Horrible Histories Columbus

11. Amerigo Vespucci (1499-1501) Identified the New World as a continent, North and South America was named in his honor. Amerigo Vespucci (2:00)

12. Ferdinand Magellan (1519–1522) Headed an expedition to circumnavigate (circle) the world. Ferdinand Magellan - Animaniacs 3:00

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14. England Had settlement on parts of the Atlantic Coast from George to Canada.

15. John Cabot (1497) An Italian explorer that sailed for England and claimed parts of Canada for England. )

16. Henry Hudson (1609) He explored eastern North America looking for the northwest passage. The Hudson River in New York is named after him.

17. Identify where the English settled.

18. Spain Gold God Glory

19. Hernan Cortes (1519) Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs in Mexico. history.com - fall of the aztec empire

20. Francisco Pizarro (1531) A Spanish explorer who conquered the Incas in search for gold.

21. Identify where the Spanish settled.

22. France Claimed areas near the Great Lakes and along the Mississippi River. They were fur traders.

23. Jacque Cartier (1535) Explorer of the St. Lawrence River.

24. Samuel de Champlain (1603) Set up Quebec for French Fur traders. He became an ally (friend) of the Native American tribes they traded with.

25. Identify where the French settled.

26. Question The missions founded in California during the 1700s are evidence of the cultural influence of which group of people? A. African Americans B. French Canadians C. The Chinese D. The Spanish

27. Which European group had a business- like relationship with the Native Americans? A. The Dutch B. The French C. The English D. The Spanish