Geography in History
Explorers
Ask an Explorer
Christopher Columbus
The Natives and the Explorers
100
The Lost Colony of Roanoke can be located in this modern-day state.
What is Virginia?
100
He searched for the Fountain of Youth
Ponce de Leon
100
He sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492 to be the first Spanish explorer to discover North America.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
100
Where was Christopher Columbus from?
Genoa, Italy
100
4. _______ ____ ________ was the first Spaniard to explore land in the United States.
Ponce de Leon
200
Ponce de Leon believed the Fountain of Youth was in this island.
Bimini
200
Ponce de Leon was governor of this Spanish colony from 1508-1510.
What is Puerto Rico?
200
During the Age of Exploration, the Spaniards laid claim to these lands?
California (1542), St. Augustine, Florida (1565), and New Mexico (1609)
200
Christopher Columbus' two main goals in exploring the New World.
What is find a new route to Asia and convert Indians/Native Americans to Roman Catholicism.
200
Spanish settlers converted Native Americans to what religion in the Spanish Missions?
What is Catholic Christianity?
300
The island of Hispaniola is composed of these two modern-day countries.
300
Sir Walter Raleigh was given the right to colonize America by which English queen?
Who is Queen Elizabeth I?
300
If you asked an English explorer why their enemy was Spain, they would tell you...
What is the English had a different religion, wanted their gold, and had historical problems with the Spanish monarchy (King Philip II)?
300
Thanks to the Columbian Exchange, these goods were transported from the New to the Old World.
What is gold, silver, corn, potatoes, tomatoes, tobacco, vanilla, chocolate?
300
This Croatoan tribe leader learned the English language, converted to the Anglican faith, and made friendly trade deals with the English.
Who is Manteo?
400
Christopher Columbus first landed in the __________________________________ on October 12, 1492.
What is the Bahamas?
400
This explorer led the third expedition to Roanoke in which year?
Who is Captain John White in 1587?
400
Ponce de Leon named this place ____________________, referring to the Spanish “season of flowers.” and Easter (Pascua)
Florida
400
Christopher Columbus believed that he could sail straight through the Pacific Ocean and get to _________.
Asia
400
Why did so many Natve Americans die from the germs the Spaniards brought to the New World?
They were introduced to new germs and/or didn't have the immunity to the diseases from the Spaniards.
500
Manteo and Wanchese were Croatoan tribe leaders who lived in what particular location.
What is the coast of North Carolina?
500
This explorer went to Roanoke after destroying the Spanish settlement of St. Augustine in 1586.
Who is Sir Francis Drake?
500
Captain John White would argue these reasons for bringing women and children on his expedition to Roanoke.
What is women and children of the men on the expedition would inspire to build the colony and stay alive?
500
Native Americans were named _________ because Columbus thought he was in the West ________.
Indians, Indies
500
True or False
The Native Americans and the European explorers got along very well with one another.
False- There was great tension between the explorers and Native Americans, often resulting in violence.