Who did they sail for?
What were they trying to find?
What years did they sail?
What accomplishments did they have?
100
Who did Christopher Columbus sail for?
Spain
100
What was Christopher Columbus trying to find?
A way to sail to Asia to find riches.
100

What years did Christopher Columbus sail?

1492-1502

100

What accomplishment did Columbus have?

 Finding the Americas

200
Who did John Cabot sail for?
England
200
What was John Cabot trying to find?
The northwest passage to Asia
200

What years did Juan Ponce de Leon sail?

1506-1513

200

What accomplishment did Ferdinand Magellan have?

First person to sail around the world

300

Who did Francisco Pizarro sail for?

Italy

300

What was Marco Polo trying to find?

A trade between Asia and Europe

300

What years did Hernan Cortez sail?

1511-1520

300

What accomplishment did Sir Francis Drake have?

He found land for England and helped defeat the Spanish Armada

400
Who did Henry Hudson sail for?
Holland (Dutch East India Company)
400
What was Henry Hudson trying to find?
The Northwest Passage to Asia
400

What years did Henry Hudson sail?

1607-1611

400

What accomplishment did Hernan Cortez have?

Captured Aztecs leader and wiped an entire country for Spain and bought back a lots of riches to Spain

500

Who did Sir Francis Drake sail for?

England

500

What was Ferdinand Magellan trying to find?

Trade route to Asia

500

What years did John Cabot sail?

 1496-1498

500

What accomplishment did Vasco da Gama have?

First person to successfully find a sea route to India

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