5th+Grade-Explorers

(1)** [|**American Journeys**] To use these eyewitness European accounts effectively, preview and extract shorter pieces of text that will answer the purpose of the thesis; otherwise, the kids will get too bogged down. This is a good source for identifying point of view and bias. A reference map is included with each explorer. __Henry Hudson, however, is not on this site.__
 * European Exploration: general resources
 * (**[|**http://www.americanjourneys.org/aj-095/index.asp**]**)**

**• European explorers in search of new trade routes** **1.1a, 2.1c, 2.3a, 2.3b, 2.4a, 4.1a, 4.1b, 4.1c** (1) Schomp, Virgina//. 1500// . Benchmark Books, 2003. (See librarian) **//•// Spain and Portugal explore the southern areas of the Americas (Christopher Columbus, Juan Ponce de Leon, Pedro Álvares Cabral, etc.)** **1.1a, 2.3a, 2.4a,  3.1c, 4.1d

**        **• England and the Netherlands explore the Atlantic coastline and waterways (Henry Hudson and Sir Francis Drake)** 1.1a, 2.3a, 2.4a, 3.1c, 4.1d

• **France explores the waterways and lakes in the northern Americas (Giovanni da Verrazano, Jacques Cartier, Samuel de**
 * Champlain, etc.)** 1.1a, 2.3a, 2.4a,   3.1c, 4.1d