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 to view the Pacific after a trek through Panama.
Who is Vasco Nunez de Balboa?
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 first to reach the southern tip of Africa.
Who is Bartolomeau Dias?
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
This system of trade aimed to give the economies of European countries a favorable balance.
What is mercantilism?
300
He explored the Atlantic coast of North America, including the land now known as the Big Apple, in search of the Northwest Passage. He never found it, a large land mass was in the way.
Who is Giovanni da Verrazzano?
300
He followed Dias' plans and went further, being the first to reach Asia by sea.
Who is Vasco da Gama?
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
These large farms were used to raise cash crops. These large plots of land became prevalent in the United States during slavery.
What are plantations?
400
He founded what is now Quebec. He set up a fur trading post there.
Who is Jacques Cartier?
400
He set up a school of navigation. He wasn't fond of all the risk associated with actually exploring.
Who is Henry the Navigator?
400
This man helped the English defeat the Spanish Armada.
Who is Sir Francis Drake?
400
Spain sent these people to the colonies to convert Native Americans to Christianity.
Who are missionaries?
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
He explored much of Asia by land and mapped what he saw. Columbus actually used his maps as a guide.
Who is Marco Polo?
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?