European Colonization of America Digital Activity

This digital distance learning activity will teach students about European exploration and colonization of America. Students will learn about European countries that sent out explorers to help them gain more land, power, and spread religious beliefs and where their colonies formed in America. They will learn how to explorers survived and what they brought to the New World from their country.

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Students will learn about the following settlements:

• New France
• New Spain
• New England
• New Netherland

Explorers mentioned:

• Giovanni de Verrazano
• Jacques Cartier
• Samuel Champlain
• Robert LaSalle
• Juan Ponce de Leon
• Francisco Coronado
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Hernan Cortes
• John Cabot
• Sir Francis Drake
• Sir Walter Raleigh
• Henry Hudson
• Peter Minuit

This European colonization of America activity includes:

• Teacher instructions to use this activity
• Teacher tips to distribute the digital activity through your learning management system such as Google Classroom or Schoology.
• Digital 16 Google Slide reading activity about New France, New Spain, New England, and New Netherland colonies
• Digital Jigsaw activity
• Answer key

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Other resources to support your explorer unit:

• Lesson Using the Picture Book Encounter
• Columbian Exchange
• Colonization Packet
• Matching Game
• Quiz

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