Monday 8/24/2015

Objective: Compare and contrast English, French, and

Spanish colonies.
1. Map of Native Americans in North America - pre-contact
2. Notes on the reasons for colonization
3. Map activity
4. Read information on each country's colonial holdings
5. In a group of three or four, complete the triple Venn
diagram

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Reasons for Colonization

-The Three Gs
God
Gold
Glory
Life in Europe stunk:
90% lived off land
War, famine, disease
1/4 of children died before 1 year
40 was old!
Society was vastly unequal
Feudal system saw nobility dominate peasants
New World offered hope and opportunity

Map
1) Read mapping directions on first page
(Part I)
2) Read introduction at the top of page
three, The history of Colonial North
America.
3) Read, Settlements/Geography.
4) Start drawing your map!

Triple Venn Diagram

Compare and contrast English, French, and
Spanish Colonies.

Conclusion/ Discussion