Social Studies Lesson Plan Template 12

Where What was They Where They Why They Went (God, Explorer Year their trip’s Were Landed Gold, Glory) result? Headed

Tragic - killed many China / San Salvador Gold (spices) and Glory nativesGood - Columbus 1492 India (Caribbean) (new way to Asia) first to document the Americas The “new” Vespucci A “New South America land was 1503 Glory (to find “new land”) (Amerigo) World” and the Caribbean named after him. Balboa 1513 The Panama Glory (to find the “vast First Pacific ocean” they heard about) European to Ocean see the Pacific Ocean and claimed all the land the Pacific Ocean touched for Spain. He used Natives as slaves to build ships in the Pacific Ocean. Destroyed Cortes 1519 Mexico Mexico Gold and Glory Aztecs First European to document Florida. He De was cruel 1528 Florida Florida Gold and Glory Narvaez because he killed Natives and stole their food.

Where What was They Where They Why They Went (God, Explorer Year their trip’s Were Landed Gold, Glory) result? Headed South Conquered Pizarro 1532 Peru Gold and Glory America Inca De Soto 1539 Florida Florida Gold First European to cross the Mississippi River. He attacked Native tribes and was eventually killed by them. Brought horses to the plains’ tribes, documented Rode on the Grand Seven horseback to Canyon, but Coronado 1540- 1542 Cities of Arizona, New Gold killed and Gold Mexico, Texas, conquered and Oklahoma many Native tribes while looking for gold. Social Studies Lesson Plan Template 12

Found an all water route to Asia around the tip of Africa, and started trade Da Gama 1497 India India Gold (spices) with India. He made enemies in Middle East by forcing India to trade with him Molucca s (The Reached the Spice First to sail Philippines, and Magellan 1519- 1522 Islands God and Gold around the sailed around the in the world world. Philippin es)

Failed to find a Gold (spices) and Glory (quicker Northwest Cabot 1497- 1498 Asia Newfoundland northern route) passage to Asia Second person to sail around Peru / the world and The Circumnavigated Gold and Glory (to attack Spanish Drake 1577- 1580 stole from Pacific the Globe ships and towns) Spanish ships Ocean and towns in the Caribbean Documented The Hudson Bay Canada, parts China / Gold and Glory (to find a Hudson 1610 (Northern of New York, India northwest passage) Canada) and the Hudson Bay.

Claimed Canada for North America France and (New Brunswick Cartier 1524 China Gold started the and French trade Newfoundland) with the Natives Established Quebec as a trading center, Champlain 1608 Canada Canada Gold and God and documented Lake Champlain He claimed the Mississippi River and everything it Mississip Canada / To discover if the Mississippi led touched for LaSalle 1679- 1684 pi River Mississippi River to Pacific Ocean and Asia. France. This became known as the Louisiana Territory