1. European Exploration of North America
Unit Table of Contents
Explorers Unit “I Can” Targets
Explorers Unit Vocabulary
Explorers Unit Study Guide (to be completed as we learn the material)
USI4c-Exploration of West Africa Lesson (includes curriculum notes, activities, additional papers, and graded 10% activities)
Exploration of West Africa Quiz
USI4a(part1) -Motivations, Obstacles, and Accomplishments Lesson (includes curriculum notes, activities, additional papers, and graded 10% activities)
Motivations, Obstacles, and Accomplishments Quiz
USI4a(part2) – Europeans Explore North America Lesson (includes curriculum notes, activities, additional papers, and graded 10% activities)
Europeans Explore North America Quiz
USI4b – Cultural Interactions Lesson (includes curriculum notes, activities, additional papers, and graded 10% activities)
Cultural Interactions Quiz
Explorers Unit Review 

2. Social Studies-European Exploration of North America “I Can” Targets
Obj.
Learning Target
I can
not
Assessment Grade
European Exploration of West Africa
USI4c 
I can find the following locations on a map of West Africa:
Ancient Kingdom of Ghana
Ancient Kingdom of Mali
Ancient Kingdom of Songhai
Niger River
Sahara Desert
I can explain how the three ancient empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai became powerful.
I can list the chronological order of when the three ancient kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai dominated West Africa.
I can recall what items the Portuguese brought to trade with the West African empires.
I can recall the major good that the Portuguese wanted from the West African empires.
Motivations, Obstacles and Accomplishments
USI4a Pt. 1
I can give examples of each of the following motivating factors of European exploration of North America.
Economic
Religious
Cultural
I can give four examples of obstacles encountered by European explorers of North America.
I can give three examples of accomplishments of European exploration of North America.

3. Social Studies-European Exploration of North America “I Can” Targets
Obj.
Learning Target
I can
not
Assessment Grade
 European Exploration of North America
USI4a Pt. 2
I can identify the following countries on a map of Europe:
Spain
France
England
Portugal
I can identify the exploration routes of the following European explorers on a world map:
John Cabot
Samuel de Champlain
Robert LaSalle
Francisco Coronado
Portuguese Sailors
I can describe the location where each of the following European explorers traveled:
I can identify the European country from where each of the following people explored:
 Cultural Interactions
USI4b
I can give four specific examples of how the Spanish interacted with American Indians while in North America.
I can give two specific examples of how the French interacted with American Indians while in North America.
I can give three specific examples of how the English interacted with American Indians while in North America.
I can give two specific examples of how American Indians interacted with Europeans while in North America.
I can describe three areas of economic cooperation between American Indians and Europeans.
I can describe five areas of conflict between American Indians and Europeans.