European Exploration and Settlement

Chapter 2

OBJECTIVES

     Student will... 

          • identify the motives behind the European exploration of the Americas. 

          • describe the differences between Spanish, French, English, and Dutch

            settlements in the Americas. 

          • explain how European exploration and settlement of the Americas

            affected indigenous peoples and West Africans.

European Settlements in North and South America, 1750

• Identify at least four details about this map?
• What do the different colors on the map represent?
• Which country settled the largest area?
• Which country represents the smallest area?
• What connections do you see between the area in which you live and the map?
• Which country first settled the area in which you?