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Unit II: Where Am I?
Notecards #27-51
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History
6th Grade
09/06/2009

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Atlantic Ocean
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Connects the US with other parts of the world; Served as a route for explorers, settlers, and immigrants
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Pacific Ocean
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Connects the US with other parts of the world
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Gulf of Mexico
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Provided the Spanish & French access to Mexico and other parts of the US
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Great Lakes
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Inland port cities grew around them
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Rio Grande River
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Forms the border between the United States & Mexico
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Colorado River
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Explored by the Spanish
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Columbia River
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Explored by Lewis & Clark
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Ohio River
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Gateway to the west
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Mississippi River
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Transportation artery for farm & industrial products
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Missouri River
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Transportation artery for farm & industrial products
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Motivations to Exploration
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GOLD: Economic motivations (gold, natural resources, & trade), GOD: Religious motivations (spread of Christianity), GLORY: Competition for empire (belief in superiority of one's culture)
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Obstacles to Exploration
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1. Poor maps & navigational tools, 2. Disease/starvation, 3. Fear of the unknown, 4. Lack of adequate supplies
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Accomplishments of Exploration
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1. Improved navigational tools & ships, 2. Claimed territories, 3. Exchanged goods & ideas
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John Cabot
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From England; Explored the eastern coast of Canada
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Robert La Salle
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From France; Explored the Mississippi River Valley
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Samuel de Champlain
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From France; Established the settlement at Quebec
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Francisco Coronado
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From Spain; Explored the Southwest United States
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Portuguese Explorers
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The Portuguese explored West Africa
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French interactions with American Indians
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set up Fur trading posts; Forced Christianity
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Spanish interactions with American Indians
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Spread Christianity; conquered & enSlaved many American Indians
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English interactions with American Indians
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Established settlements; Equal by learning farming techniques and trading with the American Indians
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Areas of Cooperation between Europeans & American Indians
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1. Technologies (exchange of weapons & farm tools; 2. Crops; 3. Trade
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Areas of Conflict between Europeans & American Indians
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1. Land, 2. Competition for Trade, 3. Differences in Culture, 4. Disease, 5. Language Differences
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How did the Portuguese interact with the West Africans?
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The Portuguese traded metals, cloth, and other manufactured goods from EUROPE for gold from WEST AFRICA.
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What kingdoms became powerful by controlling trade in West Africa?
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Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
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