Warm-up:
Explorers and Where they Explored
worksheets
Objectives:
Language Objectives: Students will be
able to describe in writing the
motivations for exploration.
Content Objective: Students will
discover the cultural interactions and
areas of conflicts between Native
Americans and Explorers.
Spain
Conquered and enslaved
American Indians
Brought Christianity to
the New World
Brought European
diseases
France
Established trading
posts
Spread Christian religion
England
Established settlements
and claimed ownership of
land
Learned farming
techniques from
American Indians
Traded with the American
Indians
American Indians
Taught farming
techniques to the
European settlers
Believed that land
was to be shared or
used but not owned
Areas of Cooperation
Europeans brought weapons and metal
farm tools.
New foods (such as the potato and
eggs)
New plants (example Sugarcane)
Areas of Conflict
Land
Diseases
Religion
Culture