From the time Columbus first set foot in the New World, Europeans were fascinated with this new land. For this lesson, students learn about the Three Gs that drove them here- gold, God, and glory- and find out how these settlers gave America its start, developed the land economically, and impacted Native Americans and Africans.

Concepts

competition, resources, trade, christopher columbus

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Additional Tags

colonists, ohio h.ci.3, colonizing powers, icivics: columbus to the colonies, race for empires

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional