SSU4S5: Claimed Lands

Why did European rulers want to spread their power to the New World?

• To gain more land and resources

• To honor their kings and queens

• To strengthen their kingdom of Spain

• To explore new territories

What did European explorers do to claim land in the New World?

• Paid for the explorers' ships and crews

• Carried flags or banners to honor their kings and queens

• Planted a flag to claim the land

• Explored new territories

What did the Spanish flag represent during the Age of Exploration?

• King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

• Explorers' ships and crews

• New lands and territories

• Natural resources in the Americas

Why did European rulers support explorers in their voyages?

• To gain more land and resources

• To honor their kings and queens

• To strengthen their kingdom of Spain

• To explore new territories

What did the Spanish flag symbolize during the Age of Exploration?

• Power of countries and their rulers

• Explorers' ships and crews

• New lands and territories

• Natural resources in the Americas

What was the purpose of European explorers in the New World?

• To gain more land and resources

• To honor their kings and queens

• To strengthen their kingdom of Spain

• To explore new territories

What did European explorers plant to claim land in the New World?

• Paid for the explorers' ships and crews

• Carried flags or banners to honor their kings and queens

• Planted a flag to claim the land

• Explored new territories

What did the Spanish flag represent during the Age of Exploration?

• King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

• Explorers' ships and crews

• New lands and territories

• Natural resources in the Americas

Why did European rulers support explorers in their voyages?

• To gain more land and resources

• To honor their kings and queens

• To strengthen their kingdom of Spain

• To explore new territories

What did the Spanish flag symbolize during the Age of Exploration?

• Power of countries and their rulers

• Explorers' ships and crews

• New lands and territories

• Natural resources in the Americas