Early European Explorers

Europeans thought of the Native Americans as savages
without religion and culture and often encouraged the
destruction of their heritage and way of life.

Spanish, French, and English all

    1.  competed for the land in the New World
    2.  searched for new trade routes to Asia

Read p 57.   What happened to Thorfinn Karlselfni's  four ships?  What  are the carvings in stone?

Lief Eriksson's Route

Spanish Explorations

    Conquistadors  - Spanish noblemen
who explored and conquered the New
World 
            Why?  for Glory, Gold, and God.

    Indians told the Spaniards of rich
kingdoms to the north called Cale, Gran
Quivira, and the Seven Cities of Cibola
        Tales of a cities walls being made of gold,
doors of the shops and houses were covered
with turquoise drew the conquistadors

First Conquistador Francisco Vasquez de Coronado         1.  led an expedition of nearly 1500 Spaniards and Mexican Indians
2.  found the humble settlements of the        Wichita Indians who grew fields of corn,         beans, and squash 3.  Coronado brought history to Oklahoma           through his written records     4.  Coronado claimed the land he explored         for Spain (Spanish flag was the first         European flag to fly over Oklahoma)

2nd Conquistador
  Juan de Onate
    1.  he explored western Oklahoma in the
         valley of the Canadian River

3rd Conquistador     Hernando de Soto    de Soto explored the           American South East and Arkansas River.

    French Claims in the Southwest
    1.  Robert La Salle  claimed the Mississippi
        River basin for France and called it
        Louisiana (France is the second European
        flag to fly over Oklahoma)
    2.  Jean Baptiste de Bienville established the
         trading post @ New Orleans
    3.  Juchereau de St. Denis explored Red
            River region
    4.  Bernard de La Harpe explored eastern
        Oklahoma and described the wealth of
        the Wichitas and Caddos, called
            "Taovayas" by the French

Photo Credits:

Explorers Maps: Enchanted Learnng .Com and Zoomschool.com

Lesson Objectives

Students will learn

OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:

1. list

2. explain the difference between

3. describe the

4. chart on a map the

5. define the terms

6. Explain the significance of

Knowledge: Recall of data.

Comprehension: Understand the meaning, translation, interpolation, and interpretation of instructions and problems. State a problem in one's own words.

Application:
Use a concept in a new situation or unprompted use of an abstraction. Applies what was learned in the classroom into novel situations in the workplace.

Analysis:
Separates material or concepts into component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. Distinguishes between facts and inferences. 

Synthesis:
Builds a structure or pattern from diverse elements. Put parts together to form a whole, with emphasis on creating a new meaning or structure.

Evaluation:
Make judgments about the value of ideas or materials.