Spanish Explorers
This was the first European Explorer in the New World
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This is where explorers were trying to find a trading route to
What is India (or Asia)?
This water route would have been the shortest trade route to get from Europe to Asia.
This city in America is named after George Washington and Christopher Columbus.
What is Washington D.C. (District of Columbia)?
This is the capital of Montana.
What is Helena?
Spanish explorer who conquered the Aztec Empire
Who is Hernan Cortez?
This explorer discovered three major water routes in North America while exploring for the Netherlands
Who is Henry Hudson?
This is what happened to many natives living in the Americas when Columbus arrived to the New World.
What is they were enslaved or died of disease.
Teh capital of Nebraska?
What is Lincoln?
This is the capital of North Dakota.
What is Bismarck?
This Spanish explorer concluded that North and South America were new lands and not Asia
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
This explorer is why Great Britain begins to colonize North America.
Who is John Cabot?
This is what Ferdinand Magellan was trying to do in 1519-1520.
What is circumnavigate the globe (sail around the world)?
The capital of Missouri.
What is Jefferson City?
This is the capital of South Dakota.
What is Pierre?
This Spanish explorer conquered the Inca Empire
Who is Francisco Pizzaro?
This explorer's success is why France starts to colonize North America.
Who is Jacques Cartier?
What is Spain?
The capital of Wisconsin
What is Madison?
This is capital of Arkansas.
What is Little Rock?
This person sponsored Christopher Columbus's exploration journeys.
Who is Queen Isabella (and/or King Ferdinand) of Spain?
This explorer was the first person to find an all water trading route to India.
Who is Vasco da Gama?
What is God, Glory, and Gold?
What is Jackson?
This is the capital of Iowa.