Gold God and Glory

Open Ended

With your shoulder partner, discuss who the three main European countries and their reasons for colonizing the Americas.

God, Gold, Glory

Spanish, French, and English explorers came to America and changed Native American lives forever.

Spain's Reasons to Explore:

Gold: The Spanish wanted to find more gold. They wanted to be rich.

God: The Spanish wanted the natives to believe in God and they wanted to convert them.

Multiple Select

What are the 3 G's that help us remember the reasons for Spanish exploration?

• God

• Greed

• Glory

• Gold

Multiple Select

What areas were explored by the Spanish?

• Canada

• Mexico

• Southern United States

• Northern United States

France's Reasons to Explore:

Trade: They wanted to make friends with the Native Americans. They traveled back and forth to trade.

Fur: (Main Reason)They wanted beaver fur. They wanted to wear what rich people in Paris were wearing.

Multiple Select

What is the main reason the Drench came to America?

• fur

• fame

• friends

• family

• fish

Multiple Choice

Which area best describes where the French explored?

• Mexico

• eastern United States

• middle United States

• western United States

(England) Britain's Reasons to Explore:

Religion: Escape religious persecution. They wanted to practice religion in their own way.

Money: They wanted more money and power for England and themselves.

Multiple Select

Which 2 areas of North America did the English explore?

• Mexico

• eastern United States

• Canada

• western United States

• middle United States

Multiple Choice

What are the 3 G's?

• Green, Gray, and Gold
• Good, Great, and Grand
• Go, Get, and Give
• God, Gold, and Glory

Open Ended

Explain Spain, England, and France's individual reasons for exploring the new world.