European Exploration
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Antonio Alvarado
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Why do people take risks?
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Magellan- 1st explorer to go around the world
Marco Polo- Explorer/ Writer of the Silk Road Riches
Christopher Columbus- Spanish Explorer looking for a faster route to Asia (1492)
Exploration
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Multiple Choice
Spanish explorer who sailed in 1492?
Magellan
Marco Polo
Christopher Columbus
Cabeza De Vaca
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WHY?!
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Multiple Choice
What was Europe looking for?
Northwest Passage
All land route to Asia
Secret Tunnel
All air route
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SKI- Write on your white board what do you:
-See
-Know
-Infer
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Color Spain on your map!
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Multiple Select
Spain explored North American to (choose all that apply)
Spread Catholicism and build missions
Find Gold
Expand their empire
Find new animals
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Multiple Choice
What was the Colombian Exchange?
trading of religions
exchange of plants, animals and diseases between the Eastern and Western Hemisphere
Exchange of Instagrams
Exchange of Newspapers
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Multiple Select
What was the primary reason for French exploration of North America? (Choose 2 that apply)
to trade religions
to find new people
to set up trading post
find new goods to trade (beaver fur)
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Multiple Choice
TRUE or FALSE: The French had horrible relations with the Native Americans
TRUE
FALSE
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Multiple Choice
Where did England establish most of their colonies?
Along the Pacific Coast
Along the Gulf of Mexico
Along the Atlantic Coast
Near the North Pole
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