Hernando de Soto
Which country sent Hernando de Soto to explore North America?
What is Spain?
Spain explored the New World for the “Three G’s.” What are they?
What are: gold, glory, and God?
Which explorer sailed for England and explored the coast of Canada?
Who is John Cabot?
What ocean did all four explorers have to cross to reach North America?
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
What tool helped explorers find direction at sea?
What is a compass?
What was de Soto searching for as he explored the Southeast?
What is gold?
What natural resource were Spanish explorers hoping to find in large amounts?
What is gold?
Which Spanish explorer was the first European to explore Georgia?
Who is Hernando de Soto?
Balboa was the first European to see which ocean from the Americas?
What is the Pacific Ocean?
Explorers used these drawings to help them navigate the oceans.
What are maps?
What group of people did de Soto and his men encounter on their journey?
Who are the American Indians?
What religion were Spanish explorers trying to spread?
What is Christianity?
Which explorer crossed the Isthmus of Panama and was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean?
Who is Vasco Núñez de Balboa?
Why did Balboa cross the mountains of Panama?
What are: to find a new route to Asia, and more lands to take over?
What natural challenge did Balboa have to cross to reach the Pacific?
What are thick jungles and steep mountains?
What was one negative impact de Soto had on American Indians?
What are diseases?
Why did Spain send so many explorers to the Americas?
What is: to gain wealth, land and power?
Which French explorer traveled through the St. Lawrence River area and helped France claim parts of Canada?
Who is Jacques Cartier?
Cabot’s journey helped England later claim land in what region?
What is Canada?
What challenge did Cabot face when traveling near Canada?
What is cold weather and dangerous icebergs?
Why is Hernando de Soto important to Georgia’s history?
He was the first European to explore parts of Georgia.
What was one major effect of Spanish exploration on American Indians?
What is: Many died from diseases or were forced into slavery.
Which explorer came to North America looking for a western route to Asia but instead found rich fishing waters near Canada and the Hudson Bay?
Who is John Cabot?
De Soto traveled through several modern states. Name one.
What is:
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, or Mississippi?
What challenge made de Soto’s journey dangerous as he traveled through the Southeast?
What is rough terrain and dangerous interactions with Native groups?