The document discusses which European countries claimed land in the New World. It states that Spain, France, England, and Portugal claimed land through charters and settlements. Other countries like the Dutch, Swedes, and Russians also established colonies in North America by claiming Alaska, parts of Canada, and New York. The countries explored the New World looking for passages to Asia and mapped parts of northeast North America.

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

6. Which countries
claimed land in the
new world?
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?
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

9. Lesson 4-Questions
• Why did colonists in the Americas
often build their homes near bodies of
water?
• Colonists settled near bodies of water so
that they could move people and supplies
easily and have access to fish and other
supplies.
• What are a few words we use
today that come from another
language?
• Words like alligator, cruise, parade,
and yam come from other

10. Lesson 4-Questions
• Why did colonists in the Americas
often build their homes near bodies of
water?
• Colonists settled near bodies of water so
that they could move people and supplies
easily and have access to fish and other
supplies.
• What are a few words we use
today that come from another
language?
• Words like alligator, cruise, parade,
and yam come from other