2A Reasons for Exploration and Colonization

Reasons for Exploration - Fill out the graphic organizer as you watch.

Reasons for
European
Exploration in
the 15th & 16th
Century

Label the
European
Countries
 COUNTRIES THAT EXPLORED
AND COLONIZED

SPAIN FRANCE ENGLAND

MAIN REASON GOD - Spread GOLD- Fur trading GLORY- Build

Catholicism GLORY-Claim land empires
GOLD - find gold GOD-Spread GOD- Freedom of
& silver Catholicism religion
GLORY - claim GOLD-
land Mercantilism

AREA OF U.S..

KEY Missions Trading posts Colonies

CHARACTERISTICS Presidos Montreal Trade/ Crops
Force Native Coureur de Bois/ Jamestown/
people to become woodsmen or Plymouth
like Spanish trader
Adaptation

OTHER FACTS
FROM CARTOON
HISTORIES