European Explorers

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European Explorers

• What influence do these explorers have on North
  America today?

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European claims
This map shows European land claims in North
America in the year 1700.
COMPLETE YOUR MAP TO MATCH
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What countries and states can be found in these
areas today?

• DISCUSS AND COMPLETE AT YOUR TABLE...
• On the back of your map, list
• SPAIN FRANCE ENGLAND
• Next, use your Atlas (p. 27 40-41) to locate
  and list some of the countries and states that
  were originally claimed by Spain, France and
  England.

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European explorers have influences today in many
ways, including

• Language
• Architecture
• Traditions
• Food

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Influence on LANGUAGE

• One influence today is on LANGUAGE spoken

What country is shown in off white? What language
is spoken there today? WHY?
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Influence on LANGUAGE
What country is shown in off white on this map?
What languages are spoken there today? WHY?
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Influence on LANGUAGE
This map shows households in the US today that
ONLY speak Spanish. Compare it to the map you
colored. What do you notice? DISCUSS AT YOUR
TABLE
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Influence on LANGUAGE
This map shows households in the US today that
ONLY speak Spanish. Compare it to the map you
colored. What do you notice? DISCUSS AT YOUR
TABLE
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Influence on LANGUAGE
In the 1500s, Sir Walter Raleigh of England began
to explore in what is today that state of North
Carolina. CAN YOU GUESS THE CAPITAL CITY OF NORTH
CAROLINA?
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Influence on LANGUAGE

• Another influence of the French, English and
  Spanish explorers can be found in the names of
  places
• ACTIVITY Look at the information provided and
  discuss at your table.
• What evidence can you find based on the names of
  places? FIND EVIDENCE FOR SPAIN, FRANCE and
  ENGLAND.

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Influence on ARCHITECTURE
Q Which group of explorers were MOTIVATED by
spreading Christianity? A SPANISH This
resulted in setting up MISSIONS in the New World
to teach Christianity.
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Influence on ARCHITECTURE
Here is an example of a MISSION STYLE home found
in the US today. IN WHICH STATES WOULD IT
PROBABLY BE FOUND?
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Influence on ARCHITECTURE
This picture shows houses along the street in
Paris, France. What kind of features do you
notice?
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Influence on ARCHITECTURE
This picture shows a street in the United States
today. WHERE MIGHT THIS STREET BE LOCATED?
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Influence on TRADITIONS FOOD
Mardi Gras is French for FAT TUESDAY. Where
was this festival celebrated in the 1400s? Where
is it celebrated today?