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Different Worlds Meet Beginnings to 1625. Unit 1. Critical Thinking. George Washington was the first President of the United States (POTUS). Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth POTUS. Barack Obama is the forty fourth POTUS.
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Critical Thinking • George Washington was the first President of the United States (POTUS). • Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth POTUS. • Barack Obama is the forty fourth POTUS. • In 150 words or less, explain what these three individuals have in common. What sequence of events link these three individuals together?
MAP ACTIVITY • Using the map handout, identify the thirteen original colonies. • Identify each colony by name (spelling counts). • Identify each colony by present day state abbreviation. • If the name and abbreviation do not fit in the geographic boundary, write them off to the side and draw arrows.
Exploring the Americas1400 - 1625 Chapter 2
A Changing World Chapter 2, Section 1
Vocabulary • Classical • Renaissance • Technology • Astrolabe • Caravel • Pilgrimage • Mosque
Causes of European Exploration Causes of European Exploration
Causes of European Exploration Causes of European Exploration To gain safer sea trade routes to East Asia Technology made overseas exploration more possible The pursuit of new ideas and goals
Reflections Questions 2.1 • What cultures influenced the Renaissance? • What resulted from the emergence of large nation states? • How did the caravel affect overseas exploration in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries? • Which African kingdom thrived between A.D. 400 and A.D. 1100? • How did the Islamic religion spread to the early kingdoms of Africa and what is the name of the holy book of Islam?
Early Exploration Chapter 2, Section 2
Vocabulary • Line of Demarcation • Strait • Circumnavigate
Exploration by Columbus Regions Columbus Explored
Exploration by Columbus Coast of Central America Caribbean Islands of Cuba, Jamaica, and Hispaniola Regions Columbus Explored Northern South America
Reflection Questions 2.2 • Why was Portugal interested in exploration? • Why did Spain finance Columbus’s voyage? • Who were the first Europeans to reach the Americas and when did they arrive? • What nations signed the Treaty of Tordesillas? • What was the purpose of the Line of Demarcation? • How did the treaty affect European exploration of the Americas?
Spain in America Chapter 2, Section 3
Vocabulary • Conquistador • Tribute • Pueblo • Mission • Presidio • Encomienda • Plantation
Reflection Questions 2.3 • How were the Spanish able to defeat mighty Native American Empires? • How did stories of the “Seven Cities of Cibola” affect Spanish exploration? • Whom did Las Casas try to protect? • What three kinds of settlements did Spain establish in the Americas? How did they differ? • What groups made up the class system in Spanish America?
Discussion Question 2.3 • MLA Format • No less than 150 words • One conquistador explained, “We came to serve God and the king, and also to get rich.” In what way do you think conquistadors planned to serve “God and the king.”
Exploring North America Chapter 2, Section 4
Vocabulary • Mercantilism • Columbian Exchange • Northwest Passage • Coureur de Bois
Reflection Questions 2.4 • What role did religion play in the exploration of North America? • Why was the idea of a Northwest passage important? • How did the French goals in the Americas differ from the goals of other European nations? • How did the economic theory of mercantilism influence the exploration and settlement of North America by Europeans?
Discussion Question 2.4 MLA Format 150 words or more Compare the early exploration efforts of France, Spain and England. What event in Europe was mostly responsible for the drive across the Atlantic?