European Explorers USI.4

Unit 3: European Explorers

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Europeans left Europe to explore for many different reasons:

• Finding Gold, Natural Resources, or Trade Routes

• Spread Christianity

• Build the biggest empire they could!

Poll

What do you think motivated most Europeans to leave Europe and explore the world?

• Search for Gold

• Spreading Religion

• Having the Biggest Empire

Exploring the world was hard. Europeans had to deal with:

• Bad Maps

• Diseases and Starvation

• Bad Supplies

• Fear of the Unknown

Several famous explorers reached North America:

• Francisco Coronado of Spain

• Samuel de Champlain of France

• Robert La Salle of France

• John Cabot of England

Most European countries sent explorers to North America. Portugal did not. They sent explorers to Africa instead.

Multiple Select

What European Continues sent explorers to North America?

• Spain

• France

• England

• Portugal

Fill in the Blanks

Where did Portugal send explorers?

Europeans brought many new things to North America:

• New Diseases

• Christianity

• Trade

• European Colonists

Europeans and Indians were quickly in conflict over:

• Land

• Trade

• Language Barriers

• Cultural Differences

• New Diseases

Poll

What do you think the biggest conflict between Native Americans and Europeans would be?

• Land

• Trade

• Language

• Culture

• Diseases

Open Ended

What are you most excited to learn about in Unit 3? Use complete sentances.