This explorer set sail in 1492. He left Spain with three ships: the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. He explored and found San Salvador.
Who is Christopher Columbus.
100
Christopher Columbus was sponsored by King Ferdindad and Queen Isabella of where?
What is Spain.
100
Robert de La Salle explored this current state.
What is Louisiana.
100
Name one thing that almost all the explorers we discussed went in search of.
What is gold or silver.
200
This is a shortcut from Europe to Asia through North America
What is the Northwest Passage
200
This explorer was from Cuba. He wanted adventure, gold, and silver. He conquered the Aztec empire.
Who is Hernan Cortes.
200
John Cabot (a merchant) explored the coast of Canada and found North America. Who sponsored him?
Who are merchants from England.
200
This explorer found and explored the Hudson Bay.
Who is Henry Hudson.
200
Who claimed the Mississippi River for France?
Who is Robert de La Salle.
300
A place ruled by another country, not by their own people.
What are colonies.
300
This explorer went with Christopher Columbus on his first voyage. He was named governor of Puerto Rico and was looking for the Fountain of Youth. He discovered Florida.
Who is Juan Ponce de Leon
300
Jacques Cartier, who found the St. Lawrence River, was sponsored by King Francis I of this country.
What is France.
300
Christopher Columbus found this, which means "Holy Savior" in Spanish.
What is San Salvador.
300
This was thought to make old people young again.
What is the Fountain of Youth.
400
A sickness that spreads quickly
What are contagious diseases.
400
He explored the Southwest area of the United States. He found the Rio Grande and Grand Canyon.
Who is Coronado.
400
Henry Hudson, who explored and found the Hudson Valley and Hudson Bay was sponsored by who?
Who is Holland.
400
Ponce de Leon discovered this state on the same day as the feast day of Easter Flowers.
What is Florida.
400
How many explorations did Jacques Cartier have?
What is 3.
500
This was said to make old people young again.
What is the Fountain of Youth.
500
This explorer, his son, and seven others were sent afloat in a small boat with no food after exploring some of the current Northeastern United States.
Who is Henry Hudson.
500
This explorer, along with his wife and governor of Mexico paid for his own trip.
Who is Coronado.
500
Coronado explored the Southwest region of the United States. Name 2 things he found.
What is the Rio Grande and the Grand Canyon.
500
Juan Ponce de Leon went on his first voyage with who?