Spanish Colonization: Missions, Presidios, and Settlements

European Settlements and the Three Colonial Regions

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Identify the religious, economic, and military motives that shaped Spanish colonization across Florida, the Southwest, and Central America.

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European Settlements and the Three Colonial Regions

5th Grade · Social Studies · US-UT-SS

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Compare early European colonial empires in North America and investigate the distinct geographic, political, and economic foundations of the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies.

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U.S. I Standard 2.1Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Students will identify the economic, social, and geographic factors that influenced the colonization efforts of the Dutch, English, French, and Spanish.