1. How it all began in the "New World".
Who did King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I support on their first exploration?
Christopher Columbus
What does colonize mean?
What are colonies?
To settle.
The European explorers colonized/settled in the New World and made it their own.
Colonies are groups of people who settled far from home, by they maintain closed bonds with their home countries.
Why was it important for European mapmakers to get information about the New World?
This made them able to fill in the blanks and spaces on their maps and figure out how the world was made and how to get around from each continent.
Who was Henry Hudson?
A British sea captain and explorer
In what month is Christopher Columbus day celebrated?
When did they make this day a federal holiday?
October
1937
What other continent did Christopher Columbus sail to instead of Asia (could not find a route for Asia)?
North America and South America
England, France and Spain realized that to be the richest most powerful nation in the world they had to do what?
They would have to explore and conquer as much as the New World as possible.
Name some of the different types of map features
grid system
scale
compass rose
Who hired Henry Hudson to do his second exploration?
Dutch East India Company
How did Historians explain Christopher Columbus's character?
Give me examples
He did not treat the natives well by forcing them into slavery.
He killed some of the native people who did not follow his rules/actions.
He also brought diseases that the people of North America had no immunity against (could not fight).
What were the explorers goals once they found the "New World"?
explore new lands, set up settlements in the name of Spain and convert the native people to Christianity (believe in their religion).
Who was Giovanni Caboto?
Did he find any land in the New World?
England explorer who claimed land known as Canada and explored the United States.
A cartographer is the proper term for a person who does what practice?
mapmaking
What are the places in New York City was named after Henry Hudson?
Hudson River
Hudson Valley
Hudson Bay
What is the Christopher Columbus Saying?
In fourteen hundred and ninety two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
How did the countries of France, Spain and England gain more power and become richer?
By getting more and more land!
How did Ponce De Leon decide what to name Florida?
The day he landed was the day of the Spanish Feast of Flowers, or Pascua (flowery festival)
Why were spices so important?
Spices were used for multiple reasons.
medicine
perfume
smell goods
make food taste better
What was the result of Henry Hudson's exploration in America and why?
The Dutch government claimed settlements in what we know today as New York City.
They did this because after Hudson's last voyage ended he refused his crew's demands to return home so the sailors took over the ship and allowed Hudson to float off on a small boat while the Dutch settled in his founded land.
When Columbus thought he landed in the East Indies, where was he instead?
What did the European explorers do once they made it to the New World?
Introduce the native people to Christianity.
Made them slaves.
Killed and beat them.
Why was it so important to the Spanish to force the French out of the New World?
They wanted the riches and land all to themselves.
Where did explorers go to get spices?
Asia
What island did Henry Hudson and his men land on/ what is it called today?
Manhattan, New York
Why do some people believe Christopher Columbus is a hero?
He opened trade routes and begin the Age of Exploration.