SOCIAL STUDIES ~ UNIT TWO
EXPLORERS
REVIEW ~ Students should be able to …
*Label the seven continents (North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and
Antarctica) and the four oceans (Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific) on a world map. (SOL3.5a)
*Identify the prime meridian and the equator on a map and know that they are used to create
the four hemispheres (northeastern, northwestern, southeastern, and southwestern).
(SOL 3.5b)
*Use and understand a simple letter-number grid, letter (left) and number (bottom), system to
locate places on maps. (SOL 3.5e)
New Terms to Know
Term
Definition
Explorer
A person who travels seeking new
discoveries
European
A person from one of the
countries in Europe
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Students will learn to. . .
*Locate the countries of SPAIN, ENGLAND, and FRANCE on a map. (SOL 3.5a)
*Locate the REGIONS in the Americas explored by Christopher Columbus (San Salvador in the
Bahamas), Juan Ponce de Leon (near St. Augustine, Florida), Jaques Cartier (near Quebec,
Canada), and Christopher Newport (Jamestown, Virginia). (SOL 3.5d)
*Describe the accomplishments of Christopher Columbus, Juan Ponce de Leon, Jacques Cartier,
and Christopher Newport (SOL 3.3a)
*Identify their reasons for exploring, the information that they gained, and the results from
their travels (SOL 3.3b)
What to know about the Explorers!
Explorer
Christopher
Columbus
Juan Ponce
de Leon
Jacques
Cartier
Christopher
Newport
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Sponsor
Motivation
Discoveries
1. Found a sea route
to America.
Spain
Spain
France
England
Wanted to find a
WESTERN SEA
ROUTE TO ASIA
2. Discovered the
“New World”.
3. Landed in San
Salvador.
1. First European to
land in Florida (near
Wanted to
St. Augustine).
DISCOVER
RICHES and LAND
2. Gave Spain claim
TO CONQUER
to Florida
1. Explored the St.
Lawerence River
Wanted to
Valley (near
COLONIZE THE Quebec, Canada).
NEW WORLD
2. Gave France a
North American
Claim.
1. Arrived at
Wanted to
present day
DISCOVER
Jamestown.
RICHES, FIND A
WESTERN SEA
2. Made 4 more
ROUTE TO ASIA, voyages to bring
and COLONIZE
over more people.
VIRGINIA
3. One of the 1st
men to reach the
Fall Line of the
James River.