This resource is for an American history class dealing with colonization. There will be a brief reading and then a few questions that can be either a study guide or a quiz on the material. This material is from the textbook ‘Rise of the American Nation Volume One’. This is for grades 9 and 10. Chapter One- Europeans Settle in the New World (1450-1624) Who are these famous people? Europeans, Spaniards, and British. The building of the colonies started with what was called the ‘Invincible Armada’. Why is the date 'Saturday, July 30, 1588 important? This was when the first battle of the New World between the Spaniards and the British out on the ocean. Now the teacher can find and discuss various kinds of ships and discuss the British lighter type vessel and the Spaniards larger ships. The teacher can start a discussion on battle strategy for how confident the Spaniards were feeling, but how the English were able to move more swiftly out of range of the Spaniards guns and boats. They wanted hand to hand combat but the English know they were outnumbered and out gunned and they did not want a frontal attack. The teacher can now mention a few famous people of the time period- Sir Francis Drake and Lord Howard of Effingham. Drake who has contempt for the Spaniards but was only the second in command and the leader was Lord Howard of Effingham who scorned Drake’s tactics. There is a running battle that lasted almost a week in the Harbor of Calais off the coast of France. The teacher can have a student come up to the World Map and find France then the Harbor of Calais. This battle is when the Spaniards were terrified at the sight for fire ships were bearing down on them. Now Englishmen and the ‘Invincible Armada’ where the English gunners paired boardside to broadside. The results showed what was left of the Spanish fleet who fled to the North around Scotland turned South for a storm came up and wrecked many of the remaining vessels and then returned to Spain. This is when history makes a turn and defeat of the Spaniards and the ‘Spanish Armada’ by the Englishmen which was a decisive moment in world history. Questions Who were Sir Francis Drake and Lord Howard of Effingham? Who defeated The ‘Spanish Armada’? What was the 'Invincible Aramada? Why is the date Saturday, July 30, 1588 important? Where is the Harbor of Calais?

My first resource will be a lecture article dealing with the colonization of America. There will be at times that the reader can see what could be written on the blackboard or by a teacher. This lecture article and possible quiz and/or worksheet is based on Chapter One from the Rise of the American Nation textbook. Chapter One- Europeans Settle in the New World (1450-1624) On the blackboard the teacher will write the following terms: Europeans, Spaniards, and British. As an outline states that building the colonies started with what was called the ‘Invincible Armada’. The teacher could also write on the board the date ‘Saturday, July 30, 1588’ which was the first battle of the New World between the Spaniards and the British out on the ocean. The teacher would find pictures of various kinds of ships and discuss the British lighter type vessel and the Spaniards larger ships. The teacher could start a discussion on battle strategy for how confident the Spaniards were feeling, but how the English were able to move more swiftly and out of range of the Spaniards guns and boats. Wanted hand to hand combat, but the English knew they were outnumbered and out-gunned and they did not what a frontal attack. Now the teacher can mention a few famous people of the time period like Sir Francis Drake, who has contempt for the Spaniards but was only the second in command. The teacher could also mention that Drake was led by Lord Howard of Effingham who scorned Drake’s tactics. As a study aid the teacher could have the students start a list of famous people starting with Sir Francis Drake and Lord Howard of Effingham. Going on with the lecture article the teacher could also teach geography map skills, as in falling the ocean voyage and the territory they landed. There is a running battle that lasted almost a week and the teacher can have a student come up to the map and find the Harbor of Calais (kay-al) of the coast of France. Back to history this is when the Spaniards were terrified at the sight for fire ships were bearing down on them. Now on the blackboard the teacher can write 'Englishmen and the Invincible Armada where the English gunners paired boardside to boardside. The results showed what was left of the Spanish fleet who fled to the north around Scotland and turned south for a storm came up and wrecked many of the remaining vessels and then returned to Spain. This is when history makes a turn and defeat of the Spaniards (Spanish Armada- another term to write on the blackboard) by the Englishman which was a decisive moment in world history. With this discussion the teacher writes the date ‘1588’ and states this is when a conflict between England and Spain erupted in the ‘English Channel’ that was a turning point in Spain’s fortunes in the New World. Europeans search for an all-water route to far-off Asia is the next discussion. The teacher can offer a check up quiz.