The money left over after all expenses have been paid.
What is profit?
100
Christopher Columbus
What is Spain?
100
Who was North and South America named for?
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
100
Sailed for Spain. He was looking for a route to India by going around South America. He is the first to sail around the whole world.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
100
This explorer sailed for Spain. He wanted to conquer the lands around the Gulf of Mexico. He failed in his goal.
Who is Panfilio de Narvaez?
200
A journey.
What is expedition?
200
Henry Hudson
What is England?
200
What is the instrument the Chinese invented to help find directions?
What is compass?
200
He sailed for Spain. His goal was to prove Vespucci was right about North and South America. He was the first to see the Pacific Ocean.
Who is Vasco Nunez de Balboa?
200
He sailed for Spain. He was looking for a westward route to India. He was the one that realized that he was not in Asia but a different continent.
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
300
The method of planning and controlling the course of a ship.
What is navigation?
300
Amerigo Vespucci
What is Spain?
300
How did the Europeans FIRST get goods from Asia?
What is Silk Road?
300
He sailed for France. He was trying to find the Northwest Passage. He made friends with the Native Americans. He traveled the Eastern United States.
Who is Giovanni de Verrazano?
300
This explorer sailed for France. He was looking for the Northwest Passage. He was also looking for gold and other precious metals. He befriended the Iroquois. He ended up exploring Eastern Canada.
Who is Jacques Cartier?
400
A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas.
What is isthmus?
400
Giovanni Caboto
What is England?
400
Who was looking for the "Fountain of Youth"?
Who is Juan Ponce de Leon?
400
He sailed for Spain and was looking for the Aztecs. He explored Mexico and California.
Who is Hernando Cortes?
400
He explored for England looking for the Northwest Passage. He also sailed for the Dutch East India Company. His crew mutinied and he was stranded in a bay later named for him. He was never seen again.
Who is Henry Hudson?
500
An agreement between nations about peace, trade, or other matters.
What is treaty?
500
Jacques Cartier
What is France?
500
Who received the name John Cabot from the English?
Who is Giovanni Caboto?
500
This explorer sailed for Spain. He was looking for the seven cities of gold. He explored the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. He is the first European to enter into Kansas.
Who is Francisco Vasquez de Coronado?
500
This explorer sailed for Spain. He was looking for gold. He explored Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama. He was the first to see the Mississippi River.