Celebration of Knowledge (Exploration and Colonization)

Imagine you're a time traveler! You've landed in Jamestown and you realize it's an area of land ruled by another country. What would you call such a place?

• indentured servant

• country

• colony

• plot

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Let's take a trip back in time! Can you guess the name of the first permanent English settlement in North America?

• Werowocomoco

• Yorktown

• Richmond

• Jamestown

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Pop Quiz Time! Can you guess if the Virginia settlers came to Jamestown fully prepared? True or False?

• True

• False

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Can you guess the year when Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the New World, was established?

• 1612

• 1611

• 1607

• 1610

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Imagine you're a Spanish explorer in the 1500s. You've been told to establish colonies not just to find gold, but also to ______. What's your secondary mission?

• Spread the Catholic religion

• Establish the slave trade

• Trade with the Native Americans

• Start a new religion

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Can you guess the primary reason why the French decided to colonize?

• Was it for Fishing and Fur trading?

• Or were they in the search for gold?

• Maybe to expand their empire?

• Or was it due to a war with the English?

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Imagine you're an explorer in the age of discovery! Your main goals are to expand your empire, increase your wealth, and... what else?

• End slavery

• Make new friends in uncharted lands

• Search for the mythical Fountain of Youth

• Spread your religion to new territories

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Imagine you're a French explorer in the 15th century. What was the primary reason you and your fellow explorers set sail for the New World?

• You wanted to spread your religion to Mexico

• You wanted to bring back Native American slaves to Europe

• You were in search of trade routes to Asia

• You were eager to discover new lands

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3. Imagine you're a historian, trying to complete a diagram about historical motives. Which motive would you choose to fill in the blank?

• Would you promote free enterprise?

• Or, would you extend democracy?

• 1. Perhaps, you'd expand empires?

• 1. Or, would you found utopian communities?

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Ready for a time travel? Imagine you're a European explorer in the 15th century. Can you guess the three major reasons that would have driven you to explore new lands?

• Would you set sail to promote free enterprises, expand, and get more goods?

• Or would it be for god, gold, and government?

• Perhaps to increase trade, find a new community, and spread buddhism?

• Or maybe to increase wealth, expand empires, and spread christianity?

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