USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Explain to students that hundreds of years ago people often crossed the Atlantic Ocean to explore new places and move from one place to another. They traveled on sailing ships. Tell students that people traveling from Europe to North America during the colonial period of 1600-1799 faced a long, dangerous journey.

Detailed explanation-2: -"Transatlantic” refers to the crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. “Trans” is a Latin word meaning across or through, and “Atlantic” is the vast ocean that spans between the Americas and Africa (stretching to Europe and England).

Detailed explanation-3: -European voyages and settlement In 1492 the Italian Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic in a Spanish-backed attempt to find a new trading route to Asia.

Detailed explanation-4: -Columbus wanted to sail ships west across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a new trade route to Asia. This would help Spain expand its trade in spices and other goods from China and the islands of the East. Columbus also hoped to find and bring back gold and silver.

Detailed explanation-5: -As Charles Lindbergh piloted the Spirit of St. Louis down the dirt runway of Roosevelt Field in New York on May 20, 1927, many doubted he would successfully cross the Atlantic Ocean. Yet Lindbergh landed safely in Paris less than 34 hours later, becoming the first pilot to solo a nonstop trans-Atlantic flight.