Grade 5 Lesson at a Glance: Chapter 6, Lesson 1

Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
America Will Be

Lesson at a Glance
Chapter 6, Lesson 1: Spanish and French Colonization (pp. 128-131)

The Big Idea
Framework Concept: Interdependence The French and Spanish established colonies in North America for trade purposes.

Point out Quebec, Canada, and the present-day state of New Mexico on a map of North America. Ask students what kinds of natural resources they think could be found in each of these places that might interest explorers. Help them realize that Quebec was rich in furs and fishing and that New Mexico was thought to have large deposits of silver.

Lesson Outline
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Check for Understanding

Ask students to imagine what it may have been like if their families had been chosen to settle at the fort in Quebec in 1633. Have each write a letter home to a friend, telling what life is like, why the families are there, and how he or she feels about being in Quebec.
Have students fold a sheet of paper in half. On the left side of the page, have them draw or neatly list items given to the Indians by the Spanish or the French. On the right side of the page, have them draw or list items that were given to the Spanish or the French by the Indians. Have them connect the images or lists on the left with the images or lists on the right with two-sided arrows to show the relationship between the groups.

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