Explorers
Discoveries
Fast Facts 1
Fast Facts 2
Vocbaulary
100
These 3 explorers all sailed for Spain
What is Columbus, de Leon, and Balboa?
100
Columbus landed where?
What is Bahamas?
100
This explorer was the first to see the Pacific Ocean.
What is Balboa?
100
The French and Dutch were interested in this type of trade.
What is fur?
100
The technique that helps sailors determine their geographical direction and position.
What is navigation?
200
All explorers were sailing for this purpose.
What is they were trying to find a northwest passage to Asia?
200
Hudson landed around these bodies of water.
What is Hudson Bay and the Hudson River?
200
De Leon landed here and named it the Spanish word for "flowers."
What is Florida?
200
This war was between the English and French where they struggles for control of North America.
What is the French and Indian War?
200
Five large lakes located in the north central part of the United States and containing the largest surface of fresh water in the world.
What is the Great Lakes?
300
These two explorers sailed for England?
What is Cabot and Hudson?
300
De Leon discovered Florida while searching for this legendary myth.
What is the Fountain of Youth?
300
This explorer believed he was in India and called the natives Indians.
What is Columbus?
300
This group of people competed with Native Americans for land.
What is Europeans?
300
A large land mass on Earth's surface.
What is continent?
400
This explorer sailed for France.
What is Cartier?
400
Cartier discovered this body of water that he believed would lead him to the Pacific Ocean.
What is the St. Lawrence River?
400
Columbus was sponsored the by King and Queen of this country.
What is Spain?
400
This groups of people conquered two great Native American civilizations by force.
What is the Spanish?
400
wanted to find an easier sea route to Asia and its riches such as spices and silk.
What is Europeans?
500
Though Hudson usually sailed for England he also sailed for this trading company.
What is the Dutch East India Trading Company?
500
When Cabot sailed on his first voyage he landed here.
What is Newfoundland?
500
This group of people often helped explored and taught them how to grow crops.
What is Native Americans?
500
This Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec Empire of Montezuma.
What is Hernan Cortez?
500
Flows about 1,900 miles in a northeasterly direction, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean on the eastern coast of Canada.
What is the St. Lawrence River?
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