Christopher Columbus
What year did Columbus first sail across the Atlantic Ocean?
1492
What country did Soto sail for?
Spain
What was the name of the passage that Henry Hudson wanted to find?
The Northwest Passage
A person who sets out to find new things
explorer
Samuel de Champlain named the land in North America what?
New France
What country did Columbus sail for?
Spain
What resource was Soto hoping to find on his explorations?
Gold
What was the first obstacle that Hudson and his men encountered on their journey?
Ice compacted waters
Former warrior, usually from Spain, who takes control of something by force
Conquistador
Name of the very famous Viking who was apart of the first groups to explore North America
Leif Eriksson
Where did Columbus THINK he landed on his first exploration?
India
What present day state did Soto land in on May 30th 1539?
Florida
How many attempts did Hudson take to find the Northwest Passage?
three
money used to earn more money
investment
Two groups who were actually the first people in North America
The Vikings and Native Americans
Where did Columbus actually land on his first exploration?
Present day Bahamas
Who invested a lot of money into De Soto's expeditions?
* I will accept two answers
King and Queen of Spain
De Soto himself
What was the name of Hudson's first ship that left in May of 1607?
Hopewell
an object on land that is easy to see and recognize
About how many years before Columbus did the Vikings land in North America?
500 years
What were the names of Columbus's three ships?
The Nina, The Pinta, The Santa Maria
What was the name of the man De Soto and his group came across who had been living with the Native Americans and he later became their translator?
Juan Ortiz
What group did Henry Hudson sail for on his third expedition
Dutch East India Company
a large area of land with defined boundaries
territory
Where did the Vikings come from?
Scandinavia