Explorers
Who was first European explorer to map the Gulf Coast region?
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
An imagined river that passes through North America that Europeans believed would make traveling between Europe and Asia faster
Northwest Passage
What was the first European settlement established in North America?
St.Augustine,Florida
What industry was developed by the French as a result of Jacques Cartier’s claims around the Gulf of St. Lawrence
fur trade
What are the 4 cities in New York that come from the Dutch?
Bronx
Harlem
Brooklyn
Staten Island
Claimed lands for the Netherlands in present day Albany,Ny
Henry Hudson
Relying chiefly on agriculture and farming
Agrarian
What were the driving forces of European exploration?
The desire for gold
The desire for cheaper spices
The desire to spread Catholicism
Which cities were founded by the French? Select the two correct answers.
New Orleans and Quebec
what major disease did it have during this time?
Yellow fever
Who explored the Gulf of St.Lawrence and the St.Lawrence River and also claimed land for France
Jacques Cartier
Reduction in quantity
Depletion
What was one result of Spanish exploration and colonization in South America and the Caribbean?
Other European nations sought land and wealth in the Americas.
Where was the land that Henry Hudson claimed for the Netherlands?
northeastern United States and southeastern Canada
What treaty was put into place that divided the Portuguese and Spain?
The Treaty of Tordesillas
Difficult to locate
Elusive
Chain of islands
Achipelago
Which European country was the first to send explorers to the Americas?
Spain
A system of trade for goods and services that uses money rather than barter or and exchange of goods
monetary economy
what was the name of the mythical fountain?
Fountain of Youth
Currency
The rebellion of a ship's crew against the captain
What was Hernando de Soto the first European explorer to do?
see the Mississippi River
Name the 3 bodies of water named after a explorer
Hudson Bay
Hudson Strait
Hudson River
When is Ms.Alex's Birthday
Aug 12