Exploration 101
British Explorers
French Explorers
Spanish Explorers
Wild Card
100
The first non-First Nations people in North America.
Who are the Vikings (Norse)?
100
Giovanni Caboto came into contact with this First Nations group?
Who are the Mi'kmaq?
100
Sent by France in 1534 to find a passage to Asia through North America and “to discover certain islands and lands where it is said that a great quantity of gold, and other precious things, are to be found."
Who is Jacques Cartier?
100

What part of the Americas did Spain explore (North or South)?

South America.

100

What are the 3 G's of exploration?

God, Gold, Glory.

200
A policy (decision) on the part of a ruler or government of one territory to dominate other territories.
What is imperialism?
200

How did the British feel about Indigenous Peoples?

They thought they were obstacles to their progress.

200

How did the French view First Nations Peoples?

They saw them as valuable trade partners, so they generally treated them with respect.

200

Who first "discovered" North America?

Christopher Columbus.

200
A region claimed and governed by a country from another part of the world.
What is a colony?
300
Astrolabe, compass, and better ships are examples of...
technology that enabled exploration?
300

Which 2 of these 4 answers are why England wanted to sail West?

A) Wars were very expensive.

B) They were jealous of Spain's success in the New World.

C) They were curious about what was West.

D) They didn't mean to go West, but they lost their direction and ended up in the Americas.

300

Who founded Quebec, Montreal, and Port Royale?

Samuel de Champlain.

300

Why did Spain sail west?

To find a new trading route to Asia.

300

Which two diseases were brought to Canada by Europeans, killing many Indigenous Peoples?

Smallpox and Tuberculosis.

400
The name of the first European to reach North America and the place he found.
Who is Christopher Columbus and the Caribbean?
400
Trapped in Arctic ice, his crew spent the winter battling scurvy and starvation. He wanted to explore further, but his crew rebelled. They abandoned him, his son and seven others in a small boat.
Who is Henry Hudson?
400

Which Provinces or territories did the French explore?

Nova Scotia

Quebec

New Brunswick

400

I attempted to sail around the entire world. After putting out mutinies because of my Portuguese heritage, I was killed near the Philippines. 

Who is Ferdinand Magellan.

400

Obtained metal knives, axes, pots, kettles and needles. They valued these European goods because the goods were durable and useful. Met their needs with fewer resources and less trouble.

How did the First Nations people benefit from their trade with the Europeans?

500

The main reason(s) Europeans set out to explore.

What is finding a faster and safe trade route to Asia to obtain silks and spices?

500
In 1497, this person landed in Newfoundland and claimed it for Britain. He reported seas so full of cod you could scoop fish up by the basketful.
Who is Giovanni Caboto?
500

Why was France the last country to arrive in the New World?

They didn't have the money to fund exploration.

500

Who was Hernan Cortez, and what did he do?

Hernan Cortez was a Spanish explorer who conquered the Aztec Empire.

500
A route to Asia through North America’s arctic waters.
What is the northwest Passage?
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