Wednesday, September 18, 2013

7th Grade

Complete the Graphic Organizer with Timeline
 
1497-1498 =  Cabot looks for Northwest Passage on behalf of England.
 1524 = Verrazzano searches for Northwest Passage on behalf of France.
1. Why did these explorers search for the Northwest Passage?
1534- 1536 = Jacques Cartier explores St. Lawrence River for France.

1564 = Spanish destroy French fort in Florida.
2. What caused the conflicts between the English, French, and Spanish?
1588 = English Navy destroys Spanish Armada
3. What led to the destruction of the Spanish Armada?
1608 = Champlain founds Quebec
1626 = Dutch establish New Amsterdam on Manhattan River.
4. What was the goal of the colonies of Quebec and New Amsterdam?

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