Explorers sponsored by Spain
Which explorer was the first to claim land in North America?
Who is Christopher Columbus?
Which of the following countries did not sponsor an explorer?
What is Greece?
This is a navigational instrument used to help sailors find direction.
What is a compass?
Europe is a ____________ that include countries like Spain, England, and France.
What is a continent?
This explorer convinced the rulers of Spain that Asia could be reached by sailing west from Europe. Though he thought he had reached Asia, he made the first European land claims in the New World.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This explorer was a merchant who convinced sponsors in England to support him as he looked for a new trade route to Asia. He never found the trade route, but he did make England’s first land claims in North America.
Who is John Cabot?
This means to travel in a region that was previously unknown, or little known in order to learn about its natural features and inhabitants.
What is to explore?
America was first known as the __________ to the Europeans.
What is the New World?
This Spanish soldier led an expedition in search of the mythical “fountain of youth.” He never found the magical waters. He did find what is now Florida and claimed it for Spain.
Who is Juan Ponce de Leon
Holland and England sponsored this sailor to find a sea route to Asia. He explored a large river in what is now New York and a huge bay in what is now Canada. Both bodies of water were named after him.
Who is Henry Hudson?
This means something that gets in your way or prevents you from doing something.
What is an obstacle?
To get from Europe to America by traveling west, explorers had to cross the ___________ ocean.
What is the Atlantic?
This Spanish nobleman led an expedition into what is now the southwestern United States in search of the city of gold.
Who is Francisco Vasquez de Coronado?
This French nobleman financed his own expedition up and down the Mississippi River Valley. He claimed this land for France.
Who is Robert de La Salle?
These three items were artifacts from the sunken ship:
What are gold, compass, and maps?
Which of the following are the main reasons for exploration to the New World?
What is God, Gold, and Glory?
This Spanish nobleman led an expedition to conquer the Aztec empire in what is now central Mexico.
Who is Hernan Cortes?
This sailor was sent by the King of France to find the Northwest Passage. He never found the passage, but he made France’s first land claim in North America.
Who is Jacques Cartier?
What is a Spanish soldier and explorer who led military expeditions in the Americas and captured land for Spain called?
What is a Conquistador?
Age of exploration began…
What is 1500s?