Links to "Early European Exploration and Colonization"

Canadian Heritage Gallery; Ships and Boats; Sailboats
Song Lyrics: Northwest Passage
Outline Map of Canada (lakes and rivers only)
Outline map of North America
Exploration maps
Parks Canada, L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site
The Viking Network, Viking Ships
Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga
The Open Door Web Site: Colonies and Empires
CBC: Canada, A People’s History
National Library of Canada, Kids’ Site, Explorers’ Index
National Maritime Museum; Explorers and Leaders
The Mariner’s Museum; Biographies of Explorers and Associated People
Discoverers Web; Jacques Cartier
Canadian Museum of Civilization; The Explorers of Nouvelle France - Jacques Cartier
Canadian Museum of Civilization; Martin Frobisher
Netscapades, The Franklin Trail
Geocities: Who Was Henry Hudson and What Happened to Him?
John Cabot
John Cabot: Explorer
The Canadian Encyclopedia, David Thompson
Canadian Museum of Civilization: David Thompson
Sir Humphrey Gilbert: Explorer
Sir Humphrey Gilbert
Marco Polo
Marco Polo
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama: Explorer
Vasco da Gama
Christopher Columbus: Explorer
Christopher Columbus
Samuel de Champlain: Explorer
Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain: Images

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European explorers and navigators expanded the influence of their empires as they ventured across the Atlantic Ocean in search of territories to colonize.

Students work in collaborative groups to research the reasons for European exploration of the Western hemisphere and to describe the voyages of early European explorers.



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