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American History for Young Catholics ____ 1 - Voyages of Discovery ____ 2 - Columbus Discovers America ____ 3 – The Conversion of Mexico ____ 4 – St. Augustine: Oldest City in U.S.

From Sea to Shining Sea – The Story of America ____ Chapter 1 A New World ____ Chapter 2 Conquest of the New World ____ Chapter 3 Conquistadors for Christ

The Usborne Book of Explorers

Saint Brendan and the Voyage before Columbus

Brendan the Navigator

Leif the Lucky Leif the Lucky

Columbus First Voyage to America: From the log of the "Santa Maria"

The Voyage of Christopher Columbus in his own Words – A Pop-up Book

The Voyage of Christopher Columbus in his own Words – A Pop-up Book

Where do you think you are going, Christopher Columbus?

Ponce de Leon: Exploring Florida and Puerto Rico

Who was Ferdinand Magellan? Ferdinand Magellan: Circumnavigating the World

Ship’s Boy with Magellan

Hernando Cortes: Spanish Invader of Mexico

The Lady of Guadalupe by Tomie de Paola Story of Our Lady of Guadalupe Empress of the Americas by C. Lourdes Walsh

Meet Kaya: An American Girl

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New World Explorers Lap Book ____ 5 Reasons for Exploration ____ Line of Demarcation ____ Anatomy of a Ship ____ Navigational Equipment Wheel ____ Treasure Chest ____ Acetate Maps ____ Explorer Profiles ____ “Real Estate” Brochure ____ Sea Monster pop-up ____ Our Lady of Guadalupe

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c. 484-c. 578 Brendan the Navigator c. 1000 Leif Erikson discovers North America 1492 Columbus Discovers America May 4, 1493 - Line of Demarcation (set by Pope Alexander, the boundary divided the New World between the Portuguese and the Spanish) Jan. 6, 1494 – First Mass in the New World 1454-1512 Amerigo Vespucci 1460-1521 Juan Ponce de Leon 1480-1521 Ferdinand Magellan 1485-1547 Hernando Cortes 1531 Our Lady of Guadalupe 1510-1554 Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

Delaware – F is for First State Pennsylvania – K is for Keystone New Jersey – G is for Garden State Georgia – P is for Peach G

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Connecticut – N is for Nutmeg Bake Spice Cookies Knot Tying

Stargazing Make a Compass

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Create a File Folder Game Play Settlers of Catan - Seafarers

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