Explorers
Reasons to Explore
Land Exploration
Vocabulary
100

The first Spaniard to explore the lands that are

now part of the southern east coast of the United States.

Juan Ponce de Leon

100

Ponce de Leon was searching for

Fountain of Youth.

100

the oldest continuing European settlement in the United

States.

St. Augustine

100

The conquistadors were Spanish

conquerors.

200

The first European to see the Mississippi River.

Hernando de Soto

200

The Legend of El Dorado was about a famous city or cities of

gold

200

The river named for Henry Hudson is located

New York.

200

The religious settlements that the Spaniards built in the Southwest

missions

300

Was searching for Seven Cities of Cibola in the American

Southwest.

Coronado

300

Coronado was searching for what in the American

Southwest.

Seven Cities of Cibola

300

Champlain named the settlement he founded

Quebec.

300

something from nature that is useful to humans.

Natural Resource

400

Explored eastern Canada and the northeastern U.S.

Coast.

Henry Hudson

400

Most early European explorers in the Americas were looking for

riches

and a passage to Asia.

400

The body of water Champlain explored for France was the

St. Lawrence

River.

400

something from nature that is useful to humans

Natural Resource

500

Founded New Found Land

John Cabot

500

In 1492, Columbus claimed the land he found for the king and queen of

Spain

500

Ponce de Leon arrived on this beautiful flower land on Easter Sunday 

Florida

500

a special journey taken by a group that has a clear

purpose or goal

Expedition

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