European countries claimed land in the New World through charters and by establishing settlements. Spain, France, England, and Portugal all claimed land through exploration and settlement, establishing colonies. Other countries like the Dutch, Swedes, and Russians also claimed territories in North America by founding settlements like New Amsterdam, Fort Christina, and parts of Alaska and California.

1. Where did the
European
countries claim
land?
Unit 2, Lesson 3 & 4- Vocabulary

2. Agenda
• Vocabulary
• Review of claimed
lands

3. Charter
n (noun) an
official
document from
an authority to
do something

4. Settlement
n (noun) a
place to
live that
is set up
in a new
area
Jamestown

5. Which countries
claimed land in the
new world?
SPAIN
FRANCE
ENGLAND
PORTUGAL

6. Which countries
claimed land in the
new world?
Many other countries explored the New
World. Many of them claimed land:
Dutch- New Amsterdam
Fort Orange
Sweden- Fort Christina
Russia- Alaska/California

7. What were they
looking for?
Many other countries explored the New
World looking for the Northwest Passage.
Many explorers believed there was another
way (or Northwest Passage) through North
America that would take them east to Asia.
They mapped much of the northeast of North
America (Hudson, Champlain, Cartier)

8. Claimed Lands