8. Goals of Ex p loration Spain *Gold (resources) *Spread Christianity (mission system) *Claim Land France *Find the Northwest Passage *Claim land for France
9. Where should we build our colony? The best place to build trading posts and towns was near waterways (lakes, rivers, coastline)
10. We’re here too! Many other countries explored the New World. Many of them claimed land: Dutch- New Amsterdam Fort Orange Sweden- Fort Christina Russia- Alaska/California