TOPIC 1.3
European Exploration
in the Americas
THEMATIC FOCUS America in the World (WOR)
Diplomatic, economic, cultural, and military interactions between empires, nations, and peoples shape the development of America and America’s increasingly important role in the world.
Learning Objective C
Explain the causes of exploration and conquest of the New World by various European nations.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-1.2.I.A
European nations’ efforts to explore and conquer the New World stemmed from a search for new sources of wealth, economic and military competition, and a desire to spread Christianity.
Diplomatic, economic, cultural, and military interactions between empires, nations, and peoples shape the development of America and America’s increasingly important role in the world.
Learning Objective C
Explain the causes of exploration and conquest of the New World by various European nations.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-1.2.I.A
European nations’ efforts to explore and conquer the New World stemmed from a search for new sources of wealth, economic and military competition, and a desire to spread Christianity.
