Explorers
This explorer sailed west in 1492 hoping to reach Asia
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This Man helped the English colony at Jamestown survive
Who is Captain John Smith?
This English colony was located at Jeamestown
What is Jamestown?
This crop from the Americas became an important food in Europe.
What is Corn?
this year Columbus sailed west
What is 1492
This Portuguese prince supported exploration and helped encourage Portuguese sailors to explore
Who is Prince Henry the Navigator?
This Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec Empire
Who is Hernan Cortes?
This French colonial area was centered around St. Lawerence River, Great Lakes and Mississippi River
What is New France?
Name 2 foods that traveled from the Americas to Europe
What are potatoes, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, peanuts or chocolate
In this year, Spain failed to invade England
What is 1588?
This explorer is connected to French exploration and the founding of New France
Who is Samuel de Champlain?
This Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca Empire of Peru
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
This Dutch colony included New Amsterdam and Fort Orange
What is New Netherland?
Name 2 animals Europeans brought to the Americas
What are horses, dogs, sheep or cows?
In 1492, Columbus was trying to reach this part of the world
What is Aisa?
This explorer's voyages helped the Dutch establish claims in North America
Who is Henry Hudson?
This English document helped establish traditions of rights and limits on government power
What is the Magna Carta?
The French focused heavily on this economic activity with Native Americans
What is the fur trade
These 2 diseases caused devastating epidemics among Native American populations
What are smallpox and measles
This event connected 2 previously separate worlds
What is the Great Encounter/Columbus's Voyage to the Americas
This French explorer helped establish French claims around the Mississippi River
Who is La Salle?
This person is associated with the first voyage that connected the Eastern and Western Hemispheres in 1492
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This Dutch settlement later became known by another famous name: New York
What is New Amsterdam?
This term describes the movement of plants, animals, products, people and diseases between the Americas and Europe after Columbus's Voyage
What is the Columbian Exchange?
Name the 3 G's and P that summarize major motivations for European explorations
What are Gold, God, Glory, and Prince