Explorers
Types of Cooperation or Conflict
Where They Explored
Motivations for Exploration
West African Empires
100

Spanish explorer that searched for the 7 Cities of Gold.

Who is Francisco Coronado?

100

The Europeans brought metal tools and firearms while the Native Americans had crops, furs, and meat.

What is Trade Cooperation?

100

Where Coronado explored.

What is the Southwest US?

100

"God" of the 3 G's.

What is "Spread Christianity"?

100

The first and smallest of the West African Trade Empires.

What is Ghana?

200

The first of two French explorers who searched for the Northwest Passage.

Who is Samuel de Champlain?

200

The Spanish bring Smallpox which kills off many Native Americans.

What is Disease Conflict?

200

Where Champlain explored.

What is Quebec, Canada?

200

"Gold" of the 3 G's.

What is "Make money to build militaries"?

200

The second West African Trade Empire.

What is Mali?

300

The other French explorer who claimed the largest River in the US and established Louisiana. 

Who is Robert La Salle?

300

The French and Spanish both tried to spread Christianity to the Natives and were met with resistance.

What is Religious conflict?

300
The land claimed by La Salle.

What is the Mississippi River Valley?

300

"Glory" of the 3 G's.

What is "Expand empires"?

300

The third, final, and largest of the West African Trade Empires?

What is Songhai?

400

An English explorer who set off not long after Columbus finished his voyage.

Who is John Cabot?

400

The English didn't know how to farm the rough soil of North America and needed help.

What is learning farming techniques from the Indians?

400

Where the English first explored and settled.

What is Eastern Canada?

400

What the French traded with Native Americans for.

What are Furs?

400

The three things traded by the Portuguese to the West Africans.

What are metal, cloth, and manufactured goods?

500

A Portuguese explorer who chose not to travel to North America but instead went South.

Who is Prince Henry the Navigator?

500

The English didn't trust the Natives because they always carried bows and arrows, but the Natives didn't trust the English always carrying swords.

What are cultural differences?

500

Where the Portuguese decided to travel. 

What is West Africa?

500

The shared motivation of the French and Spanish.

What is Spreading Christianity?

500

The river all three trade kingdoms were located on or near.

What is the Niger River?