Vocabulary
A person who travels looking for new land and discoveries is called an ____.
explorer
Was hired by Spain to sail to China to search for spices
Christopher Columbus
The Spanish explorers were in search of ___.
spices, medicine, gold, and silk
Give two reasons why the weather would present a challenge to explorers
Storms could cause heavy waves and blow ships off route Bitter cold temperature would cause frostbite
The course you take to get somewhere.
route
Founded Quebec City in 1608
Samuel de Champlain
Which explorers were in search of a water route to Asia?
French, English and Spanish explorers
What challenge did Christoper Columbus face during his exploration?
He was headed to China but landed in North America instead.
People from Spain are called ____.
Spaniards
The Hudson River in New York State was named after this person.
Henry Hudson
What was the Northwest Passage that so many explorers looked for?
A waterway that connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
What challenge did Henry Hudson face during his expedition?
Hudson failed twice in search of the Northwest Passage.
A custom is ____.
A special way of doing things
North and South America were named after this person.
Amerigo Vespucci
English explorers explored because ___.
He was in search of the Passage to India, but he could not find it.
A formal agreement, or treaty, between groups to work together is called a ___.
confederacy
Sailed the St. Lawrence River in 1535
Jacques Cartier
The French explorers were in search of ___.
a water route to Asia
Why didn't explorers have accurate maps?
Because they had never been to all of the parts of the earth, so they didn't know what it really looked like.