The New World
Results of Exploration and Explorers
I Conquered
Spain in the New World
Various Unit 2 Facts
100
This explorer sailed the ocean blue in 1492 before he discovered the Caribbean, which he thought was the Indies
Who is Columbus?
100
He was the first explorer to travel up the St. Lawrence River to present day Montreal, Canada.
Who is Jacques Cartier?
100
These people were known to conquer the lands they explored in the Americas.
Who are conquistadors?
100
Besides finding gold, Queen Isabella wanted voyages to the new world to do this.
What is convert to Christianity?
100
Explorers became more successful because of this new type of ship with triangular sails.
What is a caravel?
200
This explorer discovered a bay in northern Canada while looking for a northwest passage to Asia. It's named after him.
Who is Henry Hudson?
200
He was the founder of Florida and is also known for searching for the Fountain of Youth.
Who is Ponce De Leon?
200
He discovered and defeated the Incas. Atahualpa made a mistake to give him gold.
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
200
These are the first people Columbus came upon, unfortunately for them.
Who are the Taino?
200
The ruler of the Aztec Empire
Who is Montezuma?
300
These people spread Christianity to the natives in the new world.
What are missionaries?
300
This was the waterway that most of the early English, French, and Dutch explorers were searching for.
What is the Northwest Passage?
300
Not to be outdone by other members of this category, this man destroyed the mighty Aztec empire in Mexico, with a little help from small pox.
Who is Cortes?
300
Based on this proclamation by Pope Alexander the VI, Spain had the rights to all lands west of the Line of Demarcation.
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?
300
The movement of goods and diseases between the old and new worlds.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
400
He founded what is now Quebec. He set up a fur trading post there.
Who is Samuel de Champlain?
400
Most of the native populations died from this during European exploration.
Disease
400
This man helped the English defeat the Spanish Armada.
Who is Sir Francis Drake?
400
The other name for the Spanish navy.
What is the Spanish Armada?
400
This Italian explorer sailed for England and therefore was forced to change his name.
Who is John Cabot?
500
He was an Italian explorer who was the first to realize the New World was not Asia. A mapmaker took a fancy to his idea.
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
500
The three main reasons that conquistadors decided to explore the Americas.
What are God, gold, and glory?
500
This man's crew were the first to make it around the world, even though he is given credit. He didn't make it through one of his battles.
Who is Magellan?
500
Spain conquered much of the Americas, but this country still ruled to the east of the Line of Demarcation.
What is Portugal?
500
The King and Queen that agreed to fund Columbus's journey after he was rejected by Portugal.
Who are King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain?
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