Motivations, Obstacles, and Accomplishments
What does the word obstacle mean?
Standing in your way or hardship
Where did the Spanish explore?
Just like the Spanish explorers, the French wants to spread...
Christianity
John Cabot claimed what land for England?
Eastern Canada
Where did the Portuguese explore?
Africa
List 2 of the accomplishments that the European Explorers had
Claiming Land, Spreading Christianity, Natural Resources, Knowledge
What were the Spanish searching for?
What did Samuel Champlain claimed?
Quebec in Canada
Who did John Cabot sail for
England
What part of Africa did they explore?
West Africa
All of the explorers _____________ new territories for their country.
Claimed
When the Spanish explorers came to the New world they ___________ Native Americans.
Enslaved
Name the two French explorers:
Robert La Salle and Samual de Champlain
Where was John Cabot born
Italy
What were the 3 main empires
Ghana, Mali, Sognhai
List 2 of the obstacles the explorers faced on their journey
Storms, Poor Maps and Navigation Tools, Disease, Starvation, Sea Monsters, Falling off the world
This Spanish explorer settled in the Southwest and was only looking for gold.
Francisco Coronado
The French traded a lot with the Native Americans. What was the main traded good?
Fur
The English explorers learned this from the Native Americans?
Farming techniques
The Portuguese explorers where looking to get what
Gold, Salt and Slaves
What 2 things did the Spanish explores bring from Europe and spread to the Native Americans?
Christianity and Diseases
Robert La Salle claimed the
Mississippi River Valley
In order to claim ownership of land the English explorers established what?
Settlements
What did Portugal bring to trade
Guns, gunpowder, knives, iron, cloth, & beads