Famous explorers Explorers in Africa
Which of these people was NOT an explorer in Africa?
Francis Drake
What was the name of one of Britain’s first colonies in North America?
Virginia
What did Admiral Nelson lose in battle?
An eye and an arm
Why is Sir Isaac Newton famous?
because he explained gravity
What did Joseph Paxton build?
the Crystal Palace
What did early explorers in Africa want to find?
the source of the Nile
What were the first British colonists in North America called?
the Pilgrim Fathers
Who did he fight at the Battle of Trafalgar?
the French and Spanish
What did Newton design?
A telescope
Who organised the Great Exhibition in 1851 in London?
Prince Albert
What was the job of the explorer David Livingstone?
Livingstone was a Scottish Doctor
Why did a lot of British people go to North America on the 1800s?
They couldn’t find work in Britain
Who did the Duke of Wellington fight against?
Napoleon
Why is Charles Darwin famous?
For his theory of evolution
What could you see at the Great Exhibition?
things from different countries