The Race for Empires

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The Race for Empires
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Bell Ringer

• What are some things that happened to Native
  people when the Spanish conquered the Americas?
• This Day in History
• September 5, 1972- A group of Palestinian
  terrorists storm the Olympic Village apartment of
  the Israeli athletes in Munich, killing two and
  taking nine others hostage.
• September 5, 1836- Sam Houston elected president
  of Texas.
• September 5, 1777- First session of Continental
  Congress convenes.
• September 5, 1877- Crazy Horse is killed.
• September 5, 1905- Russo-Japanese peace treaty is
  signed which wins Theodore Roosevelt the Nobel
  Peace prize.
• September 5, 1914-Battle of the Marne begins.
• September 5, 1969- William Calley is charged in
  the My Lai Massacre

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Questions to Answer

• Why did King Philip II launch the Spanish Armada?
• Why did the Protestant Reformation lead to
  conflict?
• Name the explorers sent to search for the
  Northwest Passage, the country he represented,
  and how far each travelled.
• Even though none of the explorers found the
  Northwest Passage, why were their voyages
  considered successful?
• Why was Sir Walter Raleigh given a charter to
  settle in the New World?
• Why did the French expand their land claims
  beyond the St. Lawrence River?

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Homework

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  ystery-lost-colony-roanoke-4042439.html
• Explain how the Roanoke colony was established
  until John White leaves.
• What is the most likely reason for the
  disappearance of the Roanoke colony? Why?
• What is the least likely reason for the
  disappearance of the Roanoke colony? Why?