Name That Explorer
This explorer traveled over 4000 miles and discovered the Mississippi River
Hernando de Soto
This explorers goal was to find a trade route with Asia for France
Jacques Cartier
Christopher Columbus was off to find new land. He started in Spain but where did he end up?
In San Salvador, Islands that are now called the Bahamas
a. I tried for ten years before a found someone to fund my travels
b. I believed I found India and am responsible for the term "Indians" to describe Native people
c. I was kind to Native people I encountered on my journeys
c. I was kind to Native people I encountered on my journeys
What is a compass?
a tool that helps sailors find direction
This explorer started sailing in 1513 and he was the first European explorer to see the Pacific Ocean.
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
This explorers goal was to find new land and create a new settlement. Two of ships were named the Pinta and the Nina.
Christopher Columbus
This European explorer was the famous by being the first European explorer to find the Pacific Ocean in 1513.
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Hudson
A. three bodies of water are named after me
B. I sailed for Spain and England
C. my crew mutinied and kicked me off a ship where I was never found again
B. I sailed for Spain and England
What was the "New World"
North and South America
This explorer tried to sail through the Arctic Ocean to find Asia
Henry Hudson
What was Hernando de Soto's main goal?
To find gold for Spain and become wealthy
This explorer wanted to find gold, and he found it by taking it from the Taino people and other Natives. Where did Hernando de Soto go exploring in 1539-1541?
Hernando de Soto explored Georgia Alabama and southeast of the present day United States until he discovered the Mississippi River.
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
A. I married the daughter of an Indian chief
B. I discovered the Pacific Ocean
C. I an responsible for the death and enslavement of hundreds of Native Americans in Peru an South America
C. I an responsible for the death and enslavement of hundreds of Native Americans in Peru an South America
what is a conquistador?
A Spanish soldier and explorer who led military expeditions for the Americas and captured land in Spain
This explorer is credited for the exchange of people, ideas and good from the "Old World" to the "New World"
Christopher Columbus
True or False: Vasco Nunez Balboa's main goal was to discover the Pacific Ocean
False
Where did Cabot explore in 1497?
Eastern Canada and Newfoundland
Hernando de Soto
A. I never found gold on any of my explorations
B. I died of a fever and was buried in the Mississippi River while out on my explorations
C. I an responsible for the death and enslavement of hundreds of Native Americans in Peru an South America
I never found gold on any of my explorations
What is a colony
Name the 3 explorers that sailed for Spain
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Jacques Cartier
Hernando de Soto
Describe with explorer we studied was the most successful and why>
Answers may vary. Students must name an explorer and the reason(s) they believe that explore was successful
Jacques Cartier
A. I set sail in 1534 and found the St. Lawrence River?
B. I am credited for naming Canada
C. I stole furs from Native Americans and put them into slavery
C. I stole furs from Native Americans and put them into slavery
This explorer was one of the first to show that the earth was round, he started his travels in Spain and went all the way to West Africa, then to Brazil. When did this explorer start his travels?
Ferdinand Magellan started his travels on September 5th, 1519.
What is the Age or Exploration
A time during the 1490's and early 1500's when European Explorers started looking for New lands and a route to Asia