1. European countries explored and colonized parts of North and South America in the 15th-17th centuries. 2. Their goals included finding gold and other resources, spreading Christianity through missionary systems, and claiming land for their home countries like Spain, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Russia. 3. Settlements were often established near waterways for transportation and trade, similar to many cities and towns today.

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

2. Missionn (noun) a
place set
up by a
religious
group to
teach
religion
and other
ways of
life to
native

3. Trading Post
n (noun) a place where people
meet to trade goods

4. Tributary
n (noun)
a river
that
flows
into a
larger
river or
lake

5. Slavery
n (noun) the practice of owning
people and forcing them to work
without pay

6. Goals of
ExplorationSpain
*Gold (resources)
*Spread Christianity
(mission system)
*Claim Land
France
*Find the Northwest
Passage
*Claim land for France

7. Goals of
ExplorationFrance
*Find the Northwest
Passage
*Claim land for France

8. Goals of
Exploration
NORTHWEST
PASSAGE

9. Where should we
build our colony?
The best place to build trading posts and
towns was near waterways (lakes, rivers,
coastline)
Which other group built near water?

10. Where should we
build our colony?

11. Where should we
build our colony?

12. Where should we
build our colony?What do
you
notice
about the
locations
of most
missions
?
Do people
still settle
near water
today?

13. We’re here too!
Many other countries explored the New
World. Many of them claimed land:
Dutch- New Amsterdam
Fort Orange
Sweden- Fort Christina
Russia- Alaska/California

14. We’re here too!

15. Columbian Exchange

16. Disease
n Smallpox, measles, diphtheria, whooping cough,
chicken pox, bubonic plague, scarlet fever and
influenza were the most common microbial
diseases exchanged
n Most disease was passed through trade. It was
not done intentionally
n Native Americans had not been exposed to the
diseases so they could not fight them off

17. How did disease effect
the Native Americans?
n Central Mexico – 25 million
natives in 1519 to less than one
million in 1605
n Hispaniola – One million
natives in 1492 to 46,000 in
1512

18. Big Ideas & Questions
n How were the expeditions of Ponce de Leon
and Coronado alike?
n They were alike because both explorers were exploring parts of
America to find gold, but never found it. Instead, they found
other landmarks like the Grand Canyon and the Mississippi.
n How did France claim lands around the
Mississippi River?
n In 1682, Robert La Salle claimed all the lands around the
Mississippi and its tributaries for France. They also built forts
and trading posts to protect their claims.

19. Big Ideas & Questions
n Can you think of an item that we use today
that came from another country?
n What did Native American and European
settlements have in common? What current
settlements share the same characteristics?