Today's Agenda

AP Learning Objective:
Explain the causes of exploration and conquest of the New World by various European nations.
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Learning Target:
I can summarize the Spanish, French, and & English motives for exploration in the Americas, and I can describe the settlements established by each.

Critical Vocabulary: Christopher Columbus, Columbian Exchange, Conquistadors, "Gold, God, and Glory," Hernán Cortés, Aztec Empire, Tenochtitlan, Francisco Pizzaro, Inca Empire, New Spain, Encomienda System, St. Augustine, Pueblo Revolt, Jacques Cartier, Northwest Passage, Samuel de Champlain, Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette, Cavelier La Salle, New France, New Orleans, Privateer, Sir Walter Raleigh, Roanoke, Jamestown, John Smith, John Rolfe, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, John Winthrop

Today's Agenda:

1. Background Question: List the three topics that interest you the most in US History.​
2. Citizenship Question: Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? 
   A. Chinese 
   B. Russians 
   C. Pacific Islanders 
   D. American Indians
3. Guided Instruction: New World Beginnings Organizer
4. Reflection Question: What motivated Spanish exploration in the Americas? How did that impact their relationship with the Native Americans they encountered?

Homework: 1491 Reading