European Exploration

Why were Europeans initially sailing West?

• To try to find the lost city of Atlantis. 

• To find trade routes to Asia, such as a Northwest Passage. 

• They wanted to find the fountain of Youth.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which 3 European countries colonized North America?

• Albania, Germany, and Poland

• Potugal, Netherlands, and Sweden 

• England, France, and Spain

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What was the economic reason France, came to the New World (the Americas)?

• profit from beaver fur.

• to find gold.

• look for new religions.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What were the 3 motivations for European colonization of the Americas?

• Gold (Economic)

  God (Social)

  Glory (Political)

• Greed (Economic)

  Glee (Cultural)

  Gain (Political)

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9