Where did the European

countries claim land?

Where did the European

countries claim land?

Unit 2, Lesson 3 & 4- VocabularyUnit 2, Lesson 3 & 4- Vocabulary

MissionMissionn (noun) a

place set up by a religious group to teach religion and other ways of life to native people

Trading PostTrading Postn (noun) a place where people

meet to trade goods

TributaryTributaryn (noun) a

river that flows into a larger river or lake

SlaverySlaveryn (noun) the practice of owning people

and forcing them to work without pay

CharterChartern (noun) an

official document from an authority to do something

SettlementSettlementn (noun) a

place to live that is set up in a new area

Jamestown

Goals of Exploration

Goals of Exploration

Spain*Gold (resources)

*Spread Christianity (mission system)

*Claim Land

France*Find the Northwest

Passage*Claim land for France

Where should we build our colony?Where should we build our colony?

The best place to build trading posts and towns was near waterways

(lakes, rivers, coastline)

We’re here too!We’re here too!Many other countries explored the New World. Many of them claimed

land: Dutch- New Amsterdam

Fort Orange Sweden- Fort Christina

Russia- Alaska/California

Columbian ExchangeColumbian Exchange

Slavery