Accomplishments
Who gave Russia its North American claim?
Vitus Bering
The adventures of what 13th century Italian sparked Columbus' imagination?
Marco Polo
What did the spirit of adventure and quest for fame and fortune cause Hernando de Soto to do?
explore the southeastern United States
What explorer claimed the entire Mississippi River Valley for France?
Robert La Salle
Who was the first explorer that King Henry VII of England gave permission to explore for England?
John Cabot
What adventurous Viking founded a settlement in Greenland in 908 A.D.?
Eric the Red
Why did most of the Arawak Indians on Hispaniola perish by the mid 1500s?
because of harsh Spanish treatment and diseases
Who's crew first sailed around the world?
Magellan's crew
Why were the French in North America successful?
Because they befriended the Indians in the fur trade
How many years after Columbus' first voyage did John Cabot sail on his first voyage?
5 years
Who conquered the Inca empire?
Francisco Pizarro
Why was the New World named America instead of Columbia?
What was the Enterprise of the Indies?
Columbus' plan to reach the Indies
Name the first white settlement in Arkansas.
Arkansas Post
What happened when England defeated France in the French and Indian War in 1763?
France lost all her North American land east of the Mississippi River to Britain and west of the Mississippi
River to Spain.
In 1497, what did John Cabot discover?
Newfoundland
Robert La Salle led a French expedition down where?
the Mississippi River
In 1588, a turning point in history was the defeat of the Spanish....?
Armada
In 1534, what did Jacques Cartier claim for France?
the St. Lawrence Rive and Grand Banks
What were the 7 reasons that Europeans explored the New World?
curiosity, wealth, fame, national pride, religion, foreign goods, and cheaper, faster trade routes
How many times did Columbus sail to the New World?
four times
In 1419, Prince Henry of Portugal founded a center for studying what new science?
navigation
What caused Pope Alexander to divide the New World between Spain and Portugal?
Spain requested his help when Portugal tried to claim the islands Columbus had found.
Why is Samuel de Champlain called the "Father of New France"?
because he founded the first successful French settlement in the New World
What did John Cabot THINK he discovered and what did he ACTUALLY discover?
He thought he found the coast of Asia, but he really discovered the continent of North America.