Grab Bag
What is the name of the navigational instrument that had a magnetic needle always pointing North that allowed sailors to check the direction they were sailing at all times?
Name two Spanish explorers.
Christopher Columbus
Juan Ponce de Leon
Hernan Cortes
Francisco Vasques de Coronado
Name the 2 English explorers.
John Cabot & Henry Hudson
Name the two French explorers.
Jacques Cartier and Robert de La Salle
What do we call the exchange of ideas, goods, and services between the Old World and the New World?
Columbian Exchange
Name the explorer who tried finding the Fountain of Youth.
Juan Ponce de Leon
This explorer has a river and bay named for him.
Henry Hudson
This French explorer claimed the Mississippi River Valley for France.
Robert de La Salle
Name one instrument that explorers used that used the Sun and stars to help determine a position.
Astrolabe or Quadrant
Name the explorer who captured Montezuma and the Aztec Empire.
Hernan Cortes
John Cabot
Jacques Cartier reached the mouth of this on a Catholic Feast Day. What did he name the river?
St. Lawrence River
What was the term given to finding a shorter, faster route to Asia?
Northwest Passage
This explorer set out to find the 7 Cities of Gold, but found the Grand Canyon instead.
Francisco Vasques de Coronado
This explorer explored eastern Canada for year beginning in 1609.
Henry Hudson
Robert de La Salle
What is the name for a Spanish Explorer?
conquistador
Name 2 Spanish explorers who mistreated Native Americans.
Christopher Columbus
Hernan Cortes
Francisco Vasques de Coronado
Juan Ponce de Leon
Name the English explorer who claimed land for England.
John Cabot and Henry Hudson
Thanks to this explorer Quebec is the only French speaking province.
Jacques Cartier