Conquistador Part 1
Sponsored by the Dutch and English, he found the Hudson Bay, and Hudson River searching for the Northwest passage (never finding it). His crew rebelled against him, putting him, his son, and 7 crew members in a small boat out in the icy ocean, and he was never seen again.
Who is Henry Hudson?
The first explorer to "find" The Americas, and coined the term "Indians" because he thought he was in the West Indies. Spain sponsored him giving him 3 ships (The Nina, The Pinta, and the Santa Maria) and 90 crew members.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
Sicknesses that spread quickly among people...
What is Contagious Disease?
Many Aztecs were weakened or killed by smallpox, a __________carried by Europeans.
What is Contagious Disease?
What were the 3 "Gs" that most conquistadors were looking for?
What is to Spread God, Glory, Gold?
This Spanish explorer "found" Mexico and when he arrived the Aztecs thought he was a 'god'. He ended up destroying the Aztec Empire with war and contagious disease (smallpox), claiming Mexico for Spain (New Spain).
Who is Hernan Cortez?
As a child, Christopher Columbus looked up to THIS explorer who also journeyed to Asia by land and Sea in the 1200s.
Who is Marco Polo?
Communities ruled by another country, not by their own people...
What are Colonies?
In 1540, hundreds of Spanish ____________ marched into North America to claim land for their country.
Who are Conquistadors?
The Aztec Empire was located in current day.....
What is Mexico?
This explorer, sponsored by England, was most known for "finding" Canada and current day Maryland when trying to find a trade route to Asia. He is the reason why many people speak English in North America.
Who is John Cabot?
This Spanish explorer found current day Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Florida. He called it Florida because of the beauty of the island. (Florida=season of flowers). He was searching for the fountain of youth and never found it.
Who is Juan Ponce De Leon?
A Spanish explorer who came to the Americas in the 1500s and claimed large areas of land for Spain...
What are Conquistadors?
The leading nations of Europe all competed to claim lands, start _________, and build wealth in the New World.
What are Colonies?
Who was the conquistador who was charged with mistreatment of Native Americans after he was traveling around current day Kansas, Rio Grande, and the Grand Canyon looking for one of the 7 cities of gold and never found it so he killed the Native who told him that?
Who is Francisco Vassquez de Coronado?
Sponsored by his rich wife and New Spain, this explorer wanted to find the 7 cities of gold, but ended up finding the Grand Canyon and Rio Grande River. He killed a Native American he talked to in Texas who "lied to him" about where the gold was (in the midwest US). A priest from his voyage stayed in Kansas to spread Christianity to the Natives living there.
Who is Francisco Vassquez de Coronado?
This explorer had to raise his own money, and was not given money from the King of France. He was credited with claiming land for New France in the Mississippi River Valley, but was killed by his crew after a series of mishaps including missing the mouth of the Mississippi River by 500 miles!
Who is Robert De La Salle?
Southeast Asia, including India, Indonesia, and Malaysia is known as...
What are the East Indies?
England kept searching for the ___________, a northern sea route to Asia, as did the country called Holland or the Netherlands.
What is the Northwest Passage?
What TWO conquistadors were killed by their crew members after they revolted against them?
Who are Henry Hudson and Robert De La Salle?
This explorer sponsored by France named "The St. Lawrence River" (found on the catholic holiday for St.Lawrence), and claimed land in Canada for France.
Kidnapped some chiefs near Quebec City, Canada and brought them back to France and they told the king of riches farther West
He went on a 3rd voyage and didn’t make it because of the harsh Canadian Winter- but he still claimed land for France in North America- New FRANCE.
Who is Jacques Cartier?
THIS conquistador was sent off in a small boat with his son and 7 crew members after they revolted again him after for not finding anything after months of freezing cold temperatures near the Arctic circle.
Who is Henry Hudson?
The supposed route across the northern part of North America that Europeans were looking for but never found...
What is the Northwest Passage?
Columbus wanted to see the faraway lands of China and the __________ that Marco Polo visited in the 1200s.
What are the East Indies?
Who is the Conquistador who's trip took them to from Europe to the Caribbean then to Florida. He named this place Florida because it means "Season of Flowers".
Who is Juan Ponce de Leon?