Objective: Explain the context for the colonization of North America from 1607-1754 Directions:
1. Copy and paste the steps into a text box. For each letter flow all of the information (type in the text box) that you
know about the colonizing European powers.
The purpose if this assignment is to build your contextualization skills for essay writing.
European Powers: Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, France, and England
-How was colonization and migration patterns of the European powers affected by.
A. Economic/Imperial Goals
B. Cultures
C. North American Environments
D. Competition with each other
E. Competition with Native Americans
Directions continued:
2. Pull out the information you feel most comfortable with and develop a short passage (2-3 sentences)
summarizing that information. This is what could be your contextualization piece in an essay.