Vocabulary
Spanish/
Portuguese Explorers
English/
French Explorers
Settlements
Misc.
100
Sailors use this to figure out the direction the ship is going and to follow routes at sea.
What is navigation?
100
The location that Chistopher Columbus was trying to get to by sailing west.
What is the Indies?
100
The water route that John Cabot was searching for.
What is the Northwest Passage?
100
The first Enlish colony.
What is Roanoke?
100
How Squanto helped the Pilgrims.
What is teaching them how to farm and hunt?
200
The goal of running a business is to earn a....
What is profit?
200
Where Christopher Columbus landed on his 1st expedition.
What is San Salvador (known as Guanahani to the Taeno)?
200
This explorer discovered the Hudson River.
Who is Giovanni de Verrazano?
200
This was an extremely profitable item that was found in Newfoundland and sent back to Europe.
What are fish?
200
The reason many Native Americans died.
What are diseases brought by Europeans?
300
The transfer of horses from Europe to America is an example of....
What is the Columbian Exchange?
300
These helped the Spanish conquer the Inca Empire.
What are horses?
300
This explorer discovered Hudson Bay.
Who is Henry Hudson?
300
Samuel de Champlain was the governor of this French settlement.
What is Quebec?
300
Norse sailors were who were raiders.
What are Vikings?
400
A person of both Spanish and Native American descent.
What is a mestizo?
400
This explorer conquered the Inca Empire.
Who is Francisco Pizzaro?
400
This French explorer went on three failed voyages to find the Northwest Passage
Who is Jacques Cartier?
400
This was the first permanent England settlement.
What is Jamestown.
400
This is where the equator is located.
What is 0 degrees latitude.
500
An official document that granted its holder special rights and was needed to start a colony.
What is a charter?
500
This explorer conquered the Aztec Empire/
Who is Hernando Cortez?
500
This man was the first explorer to see Lake Michigan.
Who is Jean Nicolet?
500
Quebec became a trading post for this lucrative item.
What is fur?
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