First Europeans

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Key Questions

 

Why did the Europeans decide to explore America?

Why did the explorers choose certain areas to explore?

Did Spain and England use the same methods of exploration in North America?

Did the Europeans and Native Americans get along? Why or why not?

Links

www.apva.org Jamestown Rediscovery Comprehensive guide to the history of Jamestown.

www.plimoth.org Plimoth Mass. Contains information on Pilgrims and Native Americans in the early 17th Cenntury.

http://www.nps.gov/fora/roanokerev.htm Information on Roanoke from the National Park Service

http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3826/intro.html The Lost Colony of Roanoke

http://www.nationalcenter.org/ColonyofRoanoke.html Brief History of Roanoke by Ralph Lane