U.S. History
Mr. Boothby
9/18/2014
The Learning Target
: The Race for Empires
Protestant Reformation/ Protestant/ Sea Dogs/ Inflation/ THE MYSTERY OF ROANOKE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o99Y4Brq-GY
Reaction (1/2 Page MINIMUM)
React to the following “famous” quote.
ABSOLUTE POWER CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY!
-Dalberg/Acton
Silently Read Pages 43-47
The Race for Empires
Silently Read Pages 43-47
The Race for Empires
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o99Y4Brq-GY
ROANOKE 1st 5-10 MINUTES!
1. What was the Protestant Reformation and what are some of
the changes that it caused between Spain and England?
2. What were some of the early experiences that France, the
Netherlands, and England had in colonizing North America?
3. What did France hope to gain by settling in the Americas?
4. In a creative ½ page describe what happened at Roanoke in
the late 1580’s. You are a member of the colony and have
an eye witness account of the CROATOAN MYSTERY!
(1/2 PAGE MINIMUM) THIS WAS DESCRIBED IN THE VIDEO!
FACT: In 1587 the first English
child is born in the “NEW
WORLD”. John Whites’ granddaughter-VIRGINA DARE-
CLASSIC 1970’s TV Series “In Search of” Staring Leonard Nimoy.
Solves the Mystery of Roanoke
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o99Y4Brq-GY
Check it out if you have time.
Ranked as one of the top 10 films
of ALL TIME!!!
on Roanoke