Christopher Columbus
Explorers
Spain
France
Exploration
100

What country was Columbus born in?

Italy

100

Which country was John Cabot born in?

Italy

100

What is the main effect Spanish colonization had on the Native Americans?

Significant death due to things like disease and war

100

What is the main resource French explorers traded in America?

Furs

100

What are the 3 "G"s for reasons for exploration?

God, Gold, Glory

200

In what year did Columbus first arrive in the Americas?

1492

200

Which explorer was first to sail around the entire world? (circumnavigate)

Magellan

200

What is 1 Native American empire that the Spanish conquered?

Aztec or Inca

200

What is the main reason the French wanted to colonize North America?

To set up trade ("Gold", make money)

200

What continent did the explorers sail from?

Europe

300

What was Columbus searching for when he set sail?

A new route to Asia

300

What was Francis Drake's famous accomplishment?

He attacked Spanish ships and ports

300

What did Spanish missionaries want to do in the Americas?

Spread Christianity to the Native Americans

300

What is the name of the main French colony in Canada?

Quebec

300

What is the name of the major disease the Europeans brought to the Americas?

Smallpox

400

What did Columbus mistakenly think about the Americas?

He thought he was in India.

400

Which explorer was first to sail around Africa to get to India?

Vasco da Gama

400

What kind of relationship did the Spanish and Native Americans have?

The Spanish treated the Native Americans badly

400

What kind of relationship did the French have with the Native Americans?

The French and Native Americans often worked together and traded together

400

The myth Europeans had was that Native Americans were uncivilized and uneducated- what is the truth?

They were organized- they had cities like Tenochtitlan and Machu Picchu, had systems of writing like the Inca's Quipu, traded with other groups, and had their own religions

500

What is the name of one of the ships Columbus used?

The Santa Maria, The Nina, or The Pinta

500

Did explorers always sail or work for the country they were born in?

No, many explorers were born in 1 country and sailed for another

500

What group of explorers sailed to the Americas before Christopher Columbus?

Vikings

500

What is the name of the explorer who claimed Canada for France?

Jacques Cartier

500

How did Native Americans get to the Americas in the first place?

They walked across a land bridge that is no longer there

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