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Unit 9

Early Explorations of North America

This unit reviews what students have already learned about the early European exploration of North America. Students will learn more in-depth information about the motivations behind European exploration, how those motivations changed over time, and how the European explorers and settlers interacted with the Native Americans already inhabiting the continent. Furthermore, students will learn details about the voyages of Christopher Columbus; the conquistadors Juan Ponce de León, Hernando de Soto, and Francisco Vasquez de Coronado; and the explorers John Cabot, Henry Hudson, and Samuel de Champlain. Students will also learn the idioms “last straw” and “touch and go.”

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Vocabulary

Lesson 1:

village
conquistador
explorer
spice
overwhelm
import
whiz

Lesson 2:

propose
fleet
uncharted
enterprise
sphere
sponsors
landmark
magnetic field
dead reckoning
hourglass
compass
forerunner
estimate
method

Lesson 3:

conquistadors
conquering
immune
quantities
raided
recruiting
trek

Lesson 4:

colonization
expedition
intriguing
mistreatment
rebellion
bastion
ravelin
establish
occupied
shatter

Lesson 5:

mutiny
outposts
scouting
demoralized
disastrous
translator
party

Lesson 6:

blazed
convert
stunned
suspicious
tan
vassal
plain
barbarous
humble

Lesson 7:

missions
mainland
established
extinguish
investment

Lesson 8:

circumference
commodity
embark
geometry
merchandise
navigational
profits
equator
charter
landmass
bilge pump
hardtack
scurvy
watch
substantially
spoil
page

Lesson 10:

abounds
archipelago
cultivation
narrowed
unfamiliar
touch and go
embarked
trading company
Algonquian
strait

Lesson 11:

landfill
navigator
pelts
profitable
envisioned
honorary
reputation
status

Lesson 12:

treaty
trade
trading post
income
felt
barter
trade
lush
fine
in exchange

Lesson 13:

raid
evidence
abandon

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