Map Activity 1 for Chapter 2

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Map Activity 1 for Chapter 2

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Figure false: MAP 2.2 EUROPEAN EXPLORATION IN SIXTEENTH-CENTURY AMERICA
Figure false: This map illustrates the approximate routes of early European explorations of the New World.

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READING THE MAP: Which countries were most actively exploring the New World? Which countries were exploring later than others?

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CONNECTIONS: What were the motivations behind the explorations? What were the motivations for colonization?