2. Why do people migrate? (Why do we live where we live?) What caused explorers to leave their home countries? How did the geographic features of the areas where explorers landed influence exploration? How did the different ethnicities of explorers impact present day life in the United States? Who were the early European explorers? Who explored the East Coast (of present day US and Canada)? Who explored the southwest? What aspects of culture did the explorers/settlers bring?

3. W HY DID PEOPLE EXPLORE FOREIGN LANDS ? Overcrowding in home countries Dreams of finding gold and riches Quest for glory Spread of religion

4. S PANISH AND P ORTUGUESE R OUTES

5. E UROPEAN EXPLORERS Spain: Ponce de León Cortés Cabeza de Vaca De Soto Coronado France Verrazano (Italian but sailed for France) Cartier

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