Learn how the Spanish and French explored the New World
Student Application
Find out how explorers came to the New World and how settlers made colonies in different parts of America that became the communities and the country we live in now.
Learning Objectives
Students will understand that while Native Americans had inhabited North America for many years, explorers from Europe were the first to settle land in the New World.
Students will know the different groups of Europeans that settled different areas in the colonies from 1565 to 1750.
Thirteen colonies map. Have each student use a piece of construction paper or other thick paper and crayons, pens, or colored pencils. Instruct students to draw a map of the thirteen colonies. Be sure to label each colony, rivers, mountains, major cities, and the Atlantic Ocean. Students should label their map and write the date of the map t...