1. 8 th Grade SS: Tuesday, September 15, 2015 1.Handouts: * Map Completion handout * Map Directions sheet (Search for a Northwest Passage) * Study Guide for Chapter 3 2.Assignments: * In-class—Continue to review/discuss European patterns of settlement as we finish Cornell Notes over Section 4 together in class. * Homework—Map Completion on the Northwest Passage, due Wed. Consult “Search for a Northwest Passage” for directions Current Events project, due this Friday, BOC. Study Guide for Chapter 3 is due next Tuesday, Sept. 23. 3.Assignments due: * None 4.Bell Ringer * See board

2. Lesson Goal: Learn about the first European nations that colonized North America. Outcomes: Be able to... 1.Summarize why European nations competed for control of lands in North America. 2.Explain what was meant by the Northwest Passage and why so many explorers sought it. 3.Identify the two religious rivalries that began in Europe and spread to the Americas. 4.Describe how French fur trappers related to the Native Americans. 5.Explain why French missionaries often traveled with the coureur de bois. 6.Describe how competition between French and Dutch settlers affected the Algonquin and Iroquois tribes. 7.Analyze and replicate a map indicating explorers’ attempts to locate a Northwest Passage.

3. Starter #1 Let’s continue reviewing and discussing Section 4 as we finish the PP Cornell Notes.

4. Chapter 3, Section 4: Colonizing North America Search for the NW Passage What was the much sought after “Northwest Passage”? What was John Cabot’s great accomplishment? Who was Henry Hudson and what is he known for? What do Cabot and Hudson have in common? A waterway through or around North America Failing to find NW Passage, he discovered “Newfoundland” Sailed for both the Dutch and the English, two trips to NY Failed to find the NW Passage but mapped major parts of N Am

5. Chapter 3, Section 4: Colonizing North America European Rivals What conflicts of opinions emerged between cultures? What two groups were major religious rivals and why? What was the name of the religious movement that divided Europe? Explain. What was the impact of this religious rift/conflict? Religious differences between various cultures & countries Protestants vs. Catholics: Began with Martin Luther in Germany in early 1500s Luther challenged the Pope’s authority & his power. Protestant Reformation: Luther’s supporters protested some of the Church’s practices and wanted to reform/change them. Religious divisions in Western Europe spread conflicts to the Americas as monarchs competed.

6. Chapter 3, Section 4: Colonizing North America New France What did explorer Samuel de Champlain accomplish? What N Am ventures brought profit to France’s economy? What were the coureurs de bois? Describe the trading relationship the French had with the Native Americans. Established first French settle- ment in Port Royal, Nova Scotia Fishing, trapping, and trading goods with Native Americans “Runners of the Woods,” French traders/trappers living in N Am The French traded knives, kettles, cloth, etc. in exchange for beaver skins and animal hides/fur that brought profit.

7. Chapter 3, Section 4: Colonizing North America New France continued Describe what made Native Am relationships with the French distinct/different. What religious goal did the French bring with them? What were Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet known for? Who achieved what Marquette & Joliet could not? Explain. The French made friends with the Indians, learning from them how to survive & make tools. Missionaries from France were determined to convert the Indians to Christianity. Reached the “Great River” but could not follow it to its end. Robert de LaSalle. He traveled the length of the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.

8. Chapter 3, Section 4: Colonizing North America New France continued What did France do to keep Spain & England out of Louisiana? Give one example. How were the French colonies governed? Who was the Fr. king in 1660’s? How did he try to increase the French population in N. Am.? What happened as a result? Built forts along the Mississippi. One Fort, New Orleans, became a busy trading center. King ruled their gov’t directly: Colonists had little freedom; King appointed a dec.-making council. King Louis XIV (14 th ) Sent 1,000 farmers & some women; colonies grew slowly. Of the 10,000 Fr. settlers by 1680, only 1/3 lived on farms.

9. Chapter 3, Section 4: Colonizing North America New Netherlands What two things did Peter Minuet accomplish? When? What happened as a result of Minuet’s accomplishments? What happened to the settlement Minuet founded, New Amsterdam? 1) 1626 led a group of settlers to mouth of the Hudson River. 2) Bought Manhattan from the Indians: “New Amsterdam” Other Dutch colonists settled farther north, along Hudson Riv. The entire Dutch colony was called “New Netherland.” Became a busy, thriving port, welcoming people from many nations & religious backgrounds

10. Chapter 3, Section 4: Colonizing North America New Netherlands continued What rivalry emerged in the New Netherlands? Explain. How did the Indians respond to this European rivalry? What customs brought by the Dutch touch our lives today? Dutch and French competed over the fur trading business. Algonquians helped the French; Iroquois helped the Dutch. Fighting raged for years. Many customs, including ice skating and St. Nicholas’s b-day.

11. Chapter 3, Section 4: Colonizing North America Impact on Native Americans What impact did Europeans have on the Indians as they RACED West to settle? Rivalries over the fur trade increased warfare. Alcohol was introduced to Indians, who had low tolerance. Conversion to Christianity was a mixed blessing—brought vices. Extinction of beavers almost happened in upstate New York. Diseases killed million of Native Americans. Wound up driving Indians from their land, pushed westward.

12. Chapter 3, Section 4: Colonizing North America In conclusion... Besides reviewing Section 4 and learning mnemonics, what is your take-away? “Go and do thou likewise!” For Section 5, which we will cover on 9/17, you will receive notes statements, prepared & printed out by Mrs. Glacken. See if you can convert them to Cornell Notes by 9/21. For questions w/ LONG answers devise mnemonics. A Welches reward goes to any student who creates a great set of Cornell Notes for Section 5, 2 Welches if in a PP format.