Map of European Settlements in the New World



Map of European Settlements in the New WorldIn order to gain a greater appreciation of the scope of European expansion into the Americas, you will plot European settlement and explorer information, as well as some key cities and landforms on a map of the Americas. This map will include material from Columbus’s arrival in the New World through 1650. Using your textbook (p. 22, 23 & other parts of chapters 1 thru 3), information you have in your notes, class maps, Internet, and other available materials, you are to label the following things on your outline map of the Americas:Use different colors to indicate the territories claimed by each country:Colonies/territories of:PortugalSpainEnglandFranceNetherlands Location and name of colonies founded by each of the following explorers:John CabotCristopher ColumbusHernán CortesPonce de LeónSamuel de ChamplainJuan de O?ateLocation of:San Salvador (not in El Salvador!)HispaniolaPlymouth (w/year settled)RoanokeSt. AugustineJamestown (w/year settled)Quebec (w/year settled)New AmsterdamSanta FeMississippi RiverSt. Lawrence RiverAtlantic OceanPacific OceanGulf of Mexicodemarcation line of the Treaty of TordesillasBe sure to:Include an accurate title on your map Include a key explaining any colors or symbols you use. Be as neat as possible; if the map is not legible or inaccurate, it will not help you as a resource Put your name at the top of the map ................
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