Who did they sail for?
What diseases did many explorers face?
scurvy and typhoid
What impact did Columbus have?
First European to the New World - took slaves as captives
Which 2 European countries probably treated the Native Americans the best?
the French and the Dutch
What passage were John Cabot, Jacques Cartier and Henry Hudson and other explorers trying to find? They thought it was a shortcut to Asia
The northwest passage to Asia
What obstacle did Juan Ponce de Leon face?
Native Americans shot him with an arrow and he died
What impact did Hernán Cortés have?
conquered the Aztec empire and claimed Mexico for Spain - lots of gold
What could the slavery of Native Americans be connected to?
making them convert to Christianity, getting them to find the gold and work the crops to get more money for the White people
What did Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand claim their main motivation for exploring was? (Besides wealth)
spreading Christianity
What obstacle did Francisco de Coronado face?
he couldn´t find the 7 cities of gold and he was disgraced when he went back to Spain
What impact on navigation did exploring have?
better navigation (compass & astrolabe), better maps - found the Americas
Make a connection between 2 explorers we learned about
(Spanish explorers, explorers finding the NW passage)
What was a 3rd motivation for many explorers?(besides God and gold)
Glory - claiming new lands for their country
What obstacles did Henry Hudson face?
his boat freezing in the winter and a mutinous crew.
What accomplishment did Henry Hudson have?
He found the Hudson River and the Hudson Bay.
Make a connection between a motive and an impact/achievement of the explorers
answers vary
Which country did most of the explorers sail for?
Spain
What was Juan Ponce de Leon trying to find? (besides gold)
a fountain of youth
What obstacles did Robert de La Salle face?
starvation - and his men thought he was crazy so they killed him
What impact did Jacques Cartier have?
he established a lot of land for France in North America and found the St. Lawrence River
Make a connection between exploration and something else you have learned in another subject
answers vary