\nComic sample page #2: What did Cartier Discover\/Rename?<\/a>
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<\/a><\/a> <\/p>\n <\/a> <\/a> Many European ships are sailing south and east around the continent of Africa to get to China\u2019s silk and spices in the late 1400s. An Italian sailor named Christopher Columbus has a different idea. He asks the king and queen of Spain to pay for ships that will sail west across the Atlantic Ocean. Is there a shortcut to the riches of China? Will Columbus be lost at sea? Or will he find even more than he dreamed of . . .<\/p>\n Christopher Columbus includes the following topics:<\/p>\n How did Columbus learn to sail? Chapter 2: John Cabot After Columbus claims this \u201cNew World\u201d for Spain, other European nations scramble to get their own flags planted on these new shores. An Italian sailor named John Cabot tells the English king that he may have the quickest path to the new land: through the bitter North Atlantic Ocean. Will the English king gamble that Cabot is right?<\/p>\n John Cabot includes the following topics:<\/p>\n Where did cinnamon come from? Chapter 3: The French In Canada The French quickly follow John Cabot\u2019s trail to the northern part of the \u201cNew World.\u201d Explorers such as Cartier, Champlaign, and LaSalle mark the Great Lakes region for France. Will these new settlements be at war with the American Indians who already live there? Or will French fur trappers find a way to live and work in peace with these \u201cFirst Americans?\u201d<\/p>\n The French In Canada includes the following topics:<\/p>\n When did the French sail west? Chapter 4: The Spanish In Florida Meanwhile, the Spanish tighten their grip on the southern regions of the Americas. Their continuing search for gold leads Spanish explorer Juan Ponce deLeon to a land of flowers. He names it \u201cFlorida\u201d and claims it for Spain. DeLeon also hears a rumor that Florida has a fountain of water that can keep someone young forever . . .<\/p>\n The Spanish In Florida includes the following topics:<\/p>\n Who was Juan Ponce de Leon? <\/a><\/p>\n See the clash of cultures as white Europeans set foot in the North American woods that are home to the First Americans. Who wins the fight for Florida? Who claims the Mississippi River – and then loses it? And why … Continue reading
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\nChapter 1: Christopher Columbus
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\nWhy did Columbus’ sailors mutiny?
\nWhere did Columbus land first?
\nWhen was Columbus put in chains?
\nWhen was Columbus shipwrecked?<\/p>\n
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\nWho does Spain pay to sail west?
\nWhat king believed John Cabot?
\nWhat land did Cabot discover?
\nWhatever happened to John Cabot?<\/p>\n
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\nWhat did Cartier rediscov — ah, rename?
\nWhat town did de Champlain build?
\nWho paddled the Mississippi River?
\nWhat land did LaSalle claim?<\/p>\n
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\nHow did Florida treat de Leon?
\nWhen was St. Augustine settled?
\nWho built Florida’s Fort Mose?
\nWhen did Florida join the U.S.?<\/p>\nTeacher’s Guide
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