EXPLORATIONAugust 27-29

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2014

WODExploration- to travel for the purpose of discovery

WARM UPList what you know about European exploration

We will identify reasons Europeans explored and colonized North America

I will illustrate the reasons each country explored North America in my foldable

REASONS FOR EXPLORATION AND COLONIZATION LIBERTY WKBK PG.5

•European Exploration of North America

• All Countries came to compete with one another.

THE ENGLISH• The English explored North America for these reasons:• In search of sources of wealth (gold)• Convert Native Americans to Christianity• Claim land for England

• England saw the North American natural resources as means for gaining wealth and international stature. Explorers risked their lives for fame, curiosity, and pride for their nation.

• Explorers risked their lives for fame, curiosity, and pride for their nation.

• The English Colonial Era will start in 1607 with the first permanent settlement at Jamestown. This success will lead to the founding of 13 colonies in America.

THE FRENCH• The French explored North America for these reasons:• In search of a water route through the New World known as

the Northwest Passage (all three European countries were in search of a faster, cheaper trade route to Asia)

• A source of wealth through fur trade with the Native Americans

• To convert Native Americans to Christianity

• They explored Canada, the Louisiana Territory, and islands within the Caribbean; they eventually set up forts and settlements.

THE SPANISH • The Spanish explored the North American continent for 3

main reasons.• To find riches (Gold)• To spread religion, or Christianity (God)• To expand their empire (Glory)

• They explored and eventually settled land in present-day Florida, Southwest United States, Mexico, and the islands in the Caribbean.

THE NETHERLANDS(DUTCH)

• Trade with Native Americans

FOLDABLE

• Create a foldable using the ½ sheet of colored paper.• Fold in half and tape on the Continents map in your liberty workbook• Cut 4 sections• Label the sections the 4 countries that colonized• Inside the flaps describe the reason each country colonized• COMPLETE I WILL

THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2014WODColonize- a group of people leave their native country to settle in a new land, but are still connected to their mother country•(define on your own: Colonist, colony, colonization)

WARM UP

In your liberty workbook, shade on the WORLD CONTINENTS MAP the 3 countries that colonized in America.

We will compare political, economic, religious, and social reasons the 13 colonies were established.

I will create a written statement justifying which region I would live in by ranking them.

New England

Fishy Puritans

NEW ENGLAND COLONIES (MR. CAN)

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire

THEIR MAIN INDUSTRY WAS FISHING, SHIPPING, AND WHALING.

THE PURITANS WANTED TO PURIFY THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND FROM

ALL CATHOLIC ELEMENTS.THE PILGRIMS WANTED TO SEPARATE

FROM THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.DISSENTERS DISAGREED WITH

PURITANS .

The New England colonies were established for freedom of religion

MIDDLE COLONIES

Mixed-up Bread Basket

MIDDLE(2 NEW DRAMATIC PREACHERS)

New York New Jersey

Delaware Pennsylvania

MIDDLE COLONIES

The colony was the main supplier of

wheat, grain, and barley in North

America.

THE MIDDLE COLONIES HAD A VARIETY OF RELIGIONS.Quakers-tolerant people,

accepted all religions

Catholics

Puritans

Jews

http://demo.lutherproductions.com/historytutor/basic/modern/common/quakers.jpg

•Established by Quakers for religious freedom and land to settle

THE SOUTH

Smokin’

Slavin’

Church of England

SOUTH(VIRGINIA GOES 2C MARY)•Virginia •Georgia •North Carolina •South Carolina•Maryland

INDUSTRY•The southern colonies grew tobacco, rice, and indigo

http://www.mrcophth.com/plants/tobacco.jpg

http://165.234.175.12/photos/Angiosperms/cottonwood%20cotton.jpg

CHURCH OF ENGLAND

•Christians without a Pope

THE SOUTHERN COLONIES WERE ESTABLISHED FOR PROFIT AND LAND TO SETTLE

THE 13 COLONIES• http://www.llsh.univ-savoie.fr/lea/Perdrieau/maps/colonies.gif

FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2014

WODRegion- an area of land with similar characteristics

ex. Northeast, Southwest, etc…

WARM UPWhat are some push/pull factors as to why North America was colonized?

We will locate places of importance on the east coast of the United States

I will summarize the characteristics of each region