1-5 Atlas 48 Europeans Explore and Settle the Americas

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F Gathering the Facts
l. Turn to pages g2-Bg of the Atlas. Read the introduction.
Then read the history
question, "What about Australia?" IJse the information to answer the following
questions.
a.
European explorers unexpectedly found opportunities in the Americas when they
had been searching for what Place?
b. what did Europeans hope to gain from its colonies in America?
c.
wtrich two major Native American empires were conquered by Europeans?
and
d.
Who did the British send to colonize Australia?
lk rri"tory Through MaPs
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*European Exploration and Settlement," to complete ttre chart below'
Use map A,
country' or
Add ttre name of the explorer, the years of the voyage, the sponsorin$
destination to the empty boxes'
Explorer
Year(s) of VoYage
Sponsoring Country
Eastern
North America
Cabot
1501
Portugal
Southern
North America
1513
Ptzarro
1531-1533
1535
France
Netherlands and
England
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F People and Their Environments
3. Look at picture B and read its caption. Write T next to each statement if it is trre
and F is the statement is false.
Africans worked on plantations in the Caribbean.
a.
b. Africans were well paid and treated well on sugar plantations.
c. Sugar cane has juices.
d.
It is hot in the Caribbean.
e.
The stalks of sugar cane plants are boiled into sugar.
f.
After seven years, most Africans left sugar plantations for new
job opportunities.
F Places, Regions, and Landscapes
4. Use map C, "European Land Claims and Early Cities," to complete the
following sentences.
a.
claimed lands along the eastern coast of what is now
The
the United States. A major cit5r located in this settlement region was
which used to be called NewAmsterdam. The main
economic activities in this region were
b.
and
claimed lands in central North America where the
The
main economic activity was
c.
After conquering the Aztec Empire, the
dominated
southwestern North America, Middle America, and western
America. The main economic activities in the lands they claimed were
and
d.
The eastern coast of South America was settled by the
who founded the cities of
and
The main economic activities in the Portuguese settlement regions were
and
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