A long time ago during the Age of Discovery, explorers came to North America from Europe. What countries did the explorers come from?

Why did the age of discovery explorers wanted to find a shorter trade route?

The Age of discovery explores wanted to find treasure or things that would make them richer. What are some examples of things that they wanted?

A long time ago, explores came to North America from Europe. They came from countries such as England, France, Spain and Italy. This time was called the Age of Discovery.

The kings and queens sent explorers during the age of discovery to discover new lands and they wanted more land for their country.

The explorers of the age of discovery, wanted to find a shorter trade route because the route they used was long and dangerous.

Where did the explorers buy their silk and spices?

Where did the Vikings come from?

What did the Vikings use to travel to other countries?

Who were the first people from Europe to come to North America?

The Vikings traveled in their long ships and raided lands and took what they wanted.

The Vikings went to Iceland and Greenland and started to build villages and live there.

Where did Leif Eriksson and his men stay in North America?

Leif Eriksson and his Viking men came to North America and called the place _______ because there were so many wild grapes.

___________ was an explorer. In 1506, he discovered an island and called it Puerto Rico.

The king of Spain made Juan Ponce de Leon the Prince of Puerto Rico.

Ponce de Leon discovered gold and good farming land and became very poor because of this.

Ponce de Leon enslaved American Indians and treated them very badly. He made them work in the fields and mines until they died.

The king wanted Ponce de Leon to explore more lands. So he set sail again and discovered a land he called __________.

Christopher Columbus lived in Spain. He made ______ and could sail a ship.

Columbus wanted to find a shorter way to ________?

What was Columbus trying to find?

Individual Responsibility means that we make mistakes and we must own them and make things right.

What does it mean to "show good character"?

Self-Discipline means that we stop ourselves from doing things that are not good choices.

Someone is being honest when they are not telling the truth.

What does it mean to be persistent?

What does it mean when you have compassion?

What does it mean to be fair and tolerant?

What do topographic maps show you?

What kinds of things will you see on a topographic map?

A topographic map can also show you things we build like bridges, railway tracks and buildings.

A topographic map has a grid with numbers and letters. What are grids used for?

A topographic map will always have grids, numbers and letters.

Where did John Chapman live?

John Chapman was taught about plants and trees by his father. When he grew up he became an __________?

In the law, how many apple trees was a person supposed to plant to claim land?

John Chapman travelled from place to place and planted apple trees and claimed the lands. What are the 3 places that he went to?

John Chapman planted so many apple trees that people started to call him by another name. What was his other name?

This landform is an isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top. It is also smaller than a mesa.

This landform is a valley with steep, rocky sides. It has a river or a creek that runs at the bottom.

This is a rugged landform that rises much higher than the surrounding land.

This landform is a high, wide area of land with a flat top and sides that are often steep cliffs. It is smaller than a plateau.

This is a raised landform that is smaller than a mountain and has a gentler slope.

This is a low-lying area of land, often containing a river and is surrounded by higher areas such as mountains or hills.

This is a large, natural stream of water that is larger than a creek.

This is a mountain or hill that usually contains molten rock and steam.

This is a high flat area of land that is larger than a mesa.

This is a large, dry region that receives little rain.