
Expansion into the Americas
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Social Studies
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4th - 8th Grade
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Hard
Joseph Anderson
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7 Slides • 7 Questions
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Colonization of The Americas
Who claimed the land??
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Countries like France, England, Portugal, and Spain were heavily involved in this era of exploration
European Countries
The age of exploration took place between the 1400s and 1600s.
The Age of Exploration
Review!
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following was NOT a motivation of Early European Explorers
They wanted to acquire riches for their country
They wanted to gain glory and pride for themselves and their country
They wanted to find and use new technology from other lands
They wanted to spread their religion to new people
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Many Europeans wanted to capitalize, or take advantage, of the spice trade by finding a new route to Asia
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Route To Asia
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Multiple Choice
A ______ is a settlement ruled by a distant country
Colony
Bahamas
City
Township
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Fill in the Blank
______is the most commonly spoken language in Central and South America
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Spanish explorers, like Christopher Columbus and Juan Ponce De Leon, helped expand Spain's empire in the Americas
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Spain in the Americas
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Poll
What is the National Language of Canada?
Spanish
English
French
Portuguese
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French explorers helped claim MASSIVE amounts of land in modern-day U.S and Canada.
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France in the Americas
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Duplicate this text as many times as you would like.
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England in the Americas
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Multiple Choice
Most of modern day Canada and Louisiana were colonized by which country?
France
Spain
England
13
Multiple Choice
Modern day Texas, Florida, and Mexico were colonized by which country?
Spain
France
Portugal
England
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Multiple Choice
The East Coast of the United States were originally colonized by which country?
Spain
Portugal
England
France
Colonization of The Americas
Who claimed the land??
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