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EXPLORATION OF NORTH AMERICA

Introductionc. 30,000–c. 15,000 BCE: Estimated range of time when first peoples arrived in North America and lived as hunter-gatherers.


IntroductionIn c. 1000 CE, Leif Eriksson and his crew landed in North America.


CHAPTER 1: Early Spanish Explorers

Big Question: What were European explorers searching for when they sailed west?

Christopher Columbus made four voyages to the Americas between 1492–1504.


CHAPTER 1: Early Spanish Explorers

Big Question: What were European explorers looking for when they sailed west?

Ponce de León landed in Florida in 1513.


CHAPTER 2: De Soto’s Long March

Big Question: What regions in North America did de Soto explore, and what was he looking for?

During the expedition of 1539–1541, Hernando de Soto and his men became the first Europeans to see the Mississippi River.


CHAPTER 3: The Search for El Dorado

Big Question: Why did Coronado and others explore what is now the American Southwest?

In 1540, Francisco Vásquez de Coronado and his men searched for the Seven Cities of Cibola.


CHAPTER 4: Spanish North America

Big Question: Why did the Spanish decide to build settlements in North America, north of Mexico?

The Spanish built settlements in Florida, starting with St. Augustine in 1565.


CHAPTER 4: Spanish North AmericaNative Americans struggled to stop the Spanish from taking their land. In 1680, a Pueblo healer named Popé led a Pueblo revolt against the Spanish.



CHAPTER 4: Spanish North AmericaDuring the 1700s, the Spanish established settlements in the Southwest. Roman Catholic priests established missions throughout the region, and in California.



CHAPTER 5: Exploring for England

Big Question: What were John Cabot and Henry Hudson looking for?

In 1497, John Cabot landed in northeastern Canada (Newfoundland), part of the continental landmass later known as North America.


CHAPTER 5: Exploring for EnglandIn 1609–1610, Henry Hudson explored what is now the area of New York as well as a strait and a bay in northern Canada.

Big Question: What were John Cabot and Henry Hudson looking for?


CHAPTER 6: Champlain and New France

Big Question: What were some of the things that Champlain noticed about the St. Lawrence River Valley that made it a good place to settle?

Samuel de Champlain searched for the Northwest Passage and, in 1608, established the Canadian trading post of Quebec on the St. Lawrence River.


CHAPTER 6: Champlain and New FranceDuring the 1600s, the French established more settlements along the St. Lawrence, leading to the French colony that became known as New France.

Big Question: What were some of the things that Champlain noticed about the St. Lawrence River Valley that made it a good place to settle?

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