Chapter 4, Lesson 1
ACOS #4a: Identify significant early European settlements.
ACOS #5: Describe the early colonization of North
America and reasons for settlement in the Northern,
Middle, and Southern colonies.
Key Vocabulary
 Claim-something
declared to
belong to someone, especially land
 Armada-A fleet of warships
 Invasion-The entry of an armed
force into another country to
conquer it
Searching for a Passage to Asia
Christopher Columbus –
1st landed in America searching for route to Asia
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John Cabot
The goal of European explorers was to establish
a sea route faster than sailing around South
American to bring back silk and spices from
Asia.
 John Cabot, an Italian explorer,
thought he could reach Asia by
sailing across the Atlantic Ocean.
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John Cabot
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Cabot reached present day Canada, after a
month at sea.
He never found gold.
He did, however, find rich fishing areas off of
the coast of Canada.
As a result, European fishing boats began sailing
these areas.
Giovanni da Verrazano
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Verrazano also searched for the
Northwest Passage.
He explored much of the east coast
including New York City.
Jacques Cartier
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He continued France’s search for a water route
to Asia.
He sailed far up the St. Lawerence River in
Canada.
Samuel de Champlain
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Champlain founded a fur trading
post on the St. Lawrence River.
He called it Quebec.
Quebec was the first permanent
French settlement in North
America.
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson was a sea captain hired by the Dutch to claim land in America.
 A claim is something declared as one’s own, especially a piece of land.
He found the bay known today as Hudson Bay.
Henry Hudson, nor any other explorer ever found a Northwest Passage. Instead,
they found more forests, fish, and wildlife than they had ever seen in Europe.
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Spain and England
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Conflicts over treasure and religion led to
fighting between Spain and England.
Conflicts
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The Spanish found gold in America.
The Spanish ships were attacked and their gold stolen by English
captains.
Francis Drake attacked and stole from many of the Spanish. He
gave the gold to Queen Elizabeth of England,
which angered King Philip of Spain. England was
a threat to Spain’s power in the Americas.
Spain and England also had conflicts about religion. Spain was a
Roman Catholic country. England had broken away from the
Catholic Church and formed its own church.
King Phillip
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King Phillip of Spain was angered about the
attacks on his ships.
King Phillip also wanted to spread the Catholic
religion and make England be a Catholic nation
again.
The Spanish Armada
King Phillip built an armada of 130 warships.
 An armada is the Spanish word for a huge fleet
of ships.
 In 1588, the Spanish
Armada sailed to England
to attack.
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The Spanish Armada
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England was prepared for Spain’s invasion.
An invasion is an attack by an armed force to
conquer another country.
Francis Drake led the English into battle.
The English chased away and sank many of the
ships.
After the defeat, England used its new power to
claim more land in the Americas.
The Spanish Armada
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Spanish Armada Video