Spotlight on Explorers and Colonization: Set 1
Spotlight on Explorers and Colonization
From the Vikings to the Spanish conquistadors, Europeans
were fascinated with exploration and the discovery of the New World. The
explorers who visited the Americas brought with them the culture and politics of
their homelands, as well as diseases, religions, philosophies, customs, and
social attitudes that had never been experienced by the Native peoples. The
sometimes violent meeting of these cultures shaped the continuing process of
exploration and the development of our modern nations. This series will provide
biographies of the most well-known European explorers of the Americas,
investigating their motivations, the effect that their exploration had on the
native populations, and the influence of the New World culture upon European
society.
? Interactive e-book edition will engage even reluctant
readers
? Aligns with state and national social studies/history curriculum
standards.
