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Bodies of Water/Exploration

Quiz Review. Bodies of Water/Exploration . Trade, Transportation & Settlement. 3 Reasons Bodies of Water are Important:. Atlantic Ocean. Served as the “highway” for explorers, colonial settlers and later immigrants. Ohio River. Gateway to the West. Great Lakes.

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Bodies of Water/Exploration

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  1. Quiz Review Bodies of Water/Exploration

  2. Trade, Transportation & Settlement • 3 Reasons Bodies of Water are Important:

  3. Atlantic Ocean • Served as the “highway” for explorers, colonial settlers and later immigrants

  4. Ohio River • Gateway to the West

  5. Great Lakes • Allowed the growth of inland port cities in the Midwest

  6. Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie & Superior • Identify the Great Lakes (HOMES)

  7. Mississippi and Missouri • the transportation arteries for farm and industrial products. They were linksto ports and other parts of the world.

  8. Columbia River • was explored by Lewis and Clark. **gave U.S. claim to Northwest

  9. Colorado River • River explored by the Spanish – basis for their claim to the Southwest U.S.

  10. Pacific Ocean • Early Spanish exploration route – from their claimed territories in South America and Mexico.

  11. Gulf of Mexico • provided the French and Spanish with exploration routes to Mexico and other parts of America

  12. Great Lakes Pacific Ocean Rio Grande Atlantic Colorado Missouri Columbia Gulf of Mexico Ohio Mississippi B A C D E G H F I J

  13. Gold, God & Glory • 3 Motivating Forces for European Exploration

  14. Fear of Unknown Poor Maps/Tools Starvation/Disease Lack of Supplies • 4 Obstacles to European Exploration

  15. Better Maps/tools/Ships Exchange of Ideas Claimed Land • Achievements of European Exploration

  16. Spain • Southwest U.S / Gulf Coast & Florida • South America and Mexico

  17. France • established the settlement of Quebec and Montreal in present-day Canada • Mississippi River Valley (LA Territory)

  18. England • claimed the Northeastern/Atlantic Coast of North America

  19. Portugal • Which Country had claimed along the coast of Africa and the Eastern coast of South America (Brazil)

  20. The Netherlands (Dutch) • Eastern North America – claimed present-day states of New York and New Jersey / Hudson Bay and Hudson River area

  21. Be able to match each European Nation to their land claims Passport page 25 & 10/1 RAP Examples: France– Mississippi River Valley/Canada Netherlands (Dutch)– New York and New Jersey Portugal – Brazil & African coast England – Atlantic Coast of North America Spain– Gulf Coast/Florida , southwest U.S & Mexico/Central & South America

  22. Be able to complete a chart on Motivations/Obstacles/Achievements of European Exploration p. 25 (GO) • Be able to complete a chart on interactions between Europeans & Native Americans (Areas of Cooperation and Conflict) p.28

  23. Be able to identify location of each body of water on map of U.S. Passport page 26b • Be able to identify importance of each body of water for trade, transportation & settlement Passport page 26a • The River House GO can also be used to review this information p.27

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