European Contact in North America
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Objective
I can describe how European contact influenced the people and land of North America.
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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In the early 1500s, Spain was the first country to colonize parts of America, establishing the first permanent European settlement in St. Augustine, Florida in 1565.
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Sir Walter Raleigh established the first English colony in 1585, naming it Virginia after the Virgin Queen, but the colony failed due to lack of supplies.
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In 1607, the English established the first permanent English colony, Jamestown, led by John Smith, who negotiated with Native Americans and started tobacco plantations.
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Practice
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Which European country was the first to colonize parts of America?
What was the first permanent European settlement in the present-day United States?
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“Name two European countries that colonized parts of North America and describe one thing each country did in North America.”
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