Sponsor
Motive
Impact(s)
Vocabulary
Background
100
Who did Christopher Columbus sail for?
Spain
100
What was Christopher Columbus trying to find?
A way to sail to Asia to find riches.
100
List one impact of the explorations of Fransisco Coronado.
provided info for maps mistreated or killed Native Americans
100

He was the first European to arrive inland.

Juan Ponce De Leon

100
What was John Cabot's job before he traveled to the New World?
merchant
200
Who did John Cabot sail for?
England
200
What was Juan Ponce de Leon trying to find?
riches / Fountain of Youth
200
List one impact of the explorations of Henry Hudson.
claimed new lands provided info for maps
200
What accomplishment did Cabot have?
First European in North America which is now modern day Canada.
200
What was Hernan Cortes's job before he traveled to the New World?
nobleman
300
Who did Jacques Cartier sail for?
France
300
What was Jacques Cartier trying to find?
route to Asia / riches
300
List one impact of the explorations of Christopher Columbus.
claimed land for Spain provided new info for maps mistreated Native Americans
300
What accomplishment did Jacques Cartier have?
He found the St. Lawrence River.
300
What was Jacques Cartier's job before he traveled to the New World?
sailor
400
Who did Henry Hudson sail for?
England
400
What was Robert de la Salle trying to find?
riches
400
List one impact of the explorations of John Cabot.
claimed land provided new info for maps
400
What accomplishment did Henry Hudson have?
He found the Hudson River and the Hudson Bay.
400
What was Henry Hudson's job before he traveled to the New World?
sailor
500
Who did Fransisco Coronado sail for?
Spain
500
What was Henry Hudson trying to find?
route to Asia
500
List one impact of the explorations of Juan Ponce de Leon.
claimed new lands provided new info for maps mistreated Native Americans established a settlement
500
What accomplishment did Balboa have?
He was the first to discover the eastern side of the Pacific Ocean
500
What was Robert de la Salle's job before he traveled to the New World?
nobleman
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