What Was I Searching for?
Christopher Columbus
A shorter route to the East Indies.
Who were conquistadors?
Spanish Conquerors
Who were the first people in the Americas before even the vikings?
Native Americans
On October 12, 1492 Christopher columbus claimed Hispaniola for which country?
Spain
Most early European Explorers were looking for What?
Gold or a faster route to Asia.
Juan Ponce De Leon
Fountain of youth
What is the legend of El Dorado about?
a famous city of gold
What did the Europeans bring over that killed a lot of Native Americans?
Diseases
Who sailed for England and the Dutch East India Company?
John Cabot
What did Juan Ponce De Leon name Florida for?
Flowers
Francisco Vasquez de Coranando
The Seven Cities of Cibola
Canada was once known as?
New France
What Native American tribe lived for thousands of years on the island that Christopher Columbus landed on and named Hispanoila?
Taino
I started a fur trade, especially with beaver, in Quebec City, Canada. Who am I?
Samuel De Champlain
My crew mutinied and forced my son, a few others, and me onto a small boat and left us. Who am I?
Henry Hudson
John Cabot and Henry Hudson
The Northwest Passage
Who was the first European to discover America?
Leif Ericson
Which south western tribe drew a line in the sand with Francisco Vasquez De Corannado?
Zuni
Henry Hudson explored the region that is now called _____________.
New York
I am the shortcut to Asia both John Cabot and Henry Hudson were trying to find that didn’t really exist. What am I?
The Northwest Passage
Samuel De Champlain
Establish or Start a fur trading or a trading post/ create a settlement
What spices were Europeans trying to get from the Indies?
Peppercorn, cloves, cinnamon, and star anise
Who is the explorer who traded for pearls with the Lady of Cofitachequi, took her and Vitachuco as prisoners and crossed the Mississippi River?
Hernando de Soto
What did John Cabot discover?
A great fishing Area
What is the name of the Spanish fort still standing in St. Augustine?
El Castillo de San Marcos