Early Explorers
Name a European explorer who wanted to find a shorter route to Asia in 1492.
Who is Christopher Columbus
Who is a person that travels to an unfamiliar place to gather new information or resources?
What is an explorer?
What is 1492?
What ocean did the European explorers cross to get to the New Land?
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
Three reasons for European exploration
What is God, Glory, and Gold?
Gold, spices, to become famous, spread religion, claim land
What country were most European explorers in search of?
What is Asia?
This country was named after the European explorer, Amerigo Vespucci.
What is America?
French explorer who was instrumental in developing the colony of New France
Who is Samuel de Champlain?
This explorer who founded San Francisco was known for being a pirate. He was from the United Kingdom.
Who is Sir Frances Drake?
Ponce de Leon founded this state he called the land with many flowers.
What is Florida?
Who is a person who teaches people about religion
What is a missionary?
What country did Christopher Columbus sail for?
What is Spain?
What work did Joillet do?
What is a map maker?
What group of people did Marquette and Joillet have good relations?
What are the Native Americans
What river did Marquette and Jolliet travel down?
What is the Mississippi?
The lake Chaplain discovered between New York and Vermont.
What is Lake Champlain?
A reason why the French Explorers traveled to new lands.
What is the fur trade?
What is disease?
This is what explores hear were larking in the oceans?
What are sea monsters ?
Explorers needed to make better what to become better explorers?
What are maps?
What is Columbus, Ohio?
This explorer was a missionary who sailed down the Mississipi
Who is Marquette?
Founder of the Grand Canyon
Who is Coronado?
This type of vessel is used to sail down a river
What is a canoe?
This industry deals in the acquisition and sale of animal fur and was a big reason France sent explorers to the new world.
What is the fur trade?