Explorers
He sailed west to find Asia
Christopher Columbus
A small city started by a European country in a distant land
settlement
What country gave Columbus money for his trip to Asia?
Spain
What was a big reason why the French came to North America?
They wanted beavers for hats
They were the first to find North America
Vikings
He and his crew sailed around the world
Ferdinand Magellan
The goal of an entrepreneur
To make a profit or money
When Columbus found islands in the Caribbean Sea, he thought he found ______.
Japan
New France was a settlement in what part of Canada?
Eastern Canada
These are grown and sell very well because people want them.
cash crops
He sailed to the southern tip of Africa
Bartolomeu Dias
Putting money into a project is called ________.
investing
What did the Spanish bring that killed many Native Americans?
disease
Portugal built a settlement in _______, a country in South America.
Brazil
superstition
He sailed east around Africa and found Asia (India)
Vasco da Gama
The idea that a country needs money to be powerful
mercantilism
Spain built ________ to teach Christianity to Native Americans.
missions
What Spanish explorer built a settlement in Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec?
Cortes
These people often work together to reduce risk when investing.
entrepreneurs
His first name identifies two continents
Amerigo Vespucci
When a country sells, it's called ________ and when a country buys, it's called _______.
exporting, importing
Name the two rulers that supported Columbus's trip to Asia.
King Ferdinand, Queen Isabella
What was the name of the capital city of the French settlement in Canada?
Quebec
What is a stock AND where do you find them today?
Piece or share of a company, stock market