Focus: Students learn about the motivations behind European exploration and how those motivations changed over time. They also learn how European explorers and settlers interacted with the Native Americans.
Number of Lessons: 9
Lesson Time: 70 minutes each. Each lesson may be divided into shorter segments.
Additional Search Terms: nonfiction • conquistadors • Christopher Columbus • Juan Ponce de León • Hernando de Soto • Francisco Vasquez de Coronado • John Cabot • Henry Hudson • Samuel de Champlain • Northwest Passage