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Christopher Columbus
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Which Way Did He Go?
100

The year Columbus and his three ships sailed (first voyage).

What is 1492?

100

Explored and claimed what is now the state of New York.

Who is Henry Hudson?

100

The Portuguese explorer, Pedro Cabral sent sail this year. 

What is 1500?

100

What were the names of the three ships Christopher Columbus sailed with on his first voyage?

What is the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria?

100
A French explorer, Jacques Cartier sailed up this river, hoping it would lead to the Pacific.

What is the St. Lawrence River?

200
This was the MAIN reason that Columbus sailed West from Europe.
What is to find a more direct water route to Asia?
200
First Spanish explorer to reach the Pacific Ocean.
Who is Vasco Nunez de Balboa?
200

The year to Vasco da Gama sent sail from Portugal headed for Africa, and eventually reaching India.

What is 1497?

200

French, English, and Dutch explorers hoped to discover a ___________________________ to Asia, a direct water route through the Americas. 

What is the Northwest Passage?

200

English explorer who landed on the coast of present-day Newfoundland.

Who is John Cabot?

300

The king and queen who funded Christopher Columbus's voyages.

Who are King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella?

300
Discovered and named Florida while searching for the "Fountain of Youth"
Who is Juan Ponce de Leon?
300

In ______________ Hernan Cortes landed on the coast of present-day Mexico.

What is 1519?

300

His crew was the first to circumnavigate the world. 

Who is Ferdinand Magellan?

300

Francisco Pizarro sailed twelve years after Cortes to this destination. 

What is Cuzco, Peru? 
400

This European country sponsored Columbus' expedition across the Atlantic in 1492.

What is Spain?

400
This explorer ended up sailing for two countries, Spain and Portugal.
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
400

In __________ Henry Hudson and his crew landed on the shores of Delaware Bay. 

What is 1609?

400

Christopher Columbus was born in this country. 

What is Italy?

400

A Portuguese explorer who sailed to the southernmost part of Africa, passing the Cape of Good Hope. 

Who is Bartolomeu Dias?

500
This group of Europeans reached North America about 500 years before Columbus.
Who are the Vikings?
500
The first English explorer to reach North America.
Who is John Cabot?
500

The year Leif Eriksson explored the lands west of Greenland.

What is 1000?

500

A Portuguese prince who promoted exploration by setting up a school of navigation. 

Who is Henry the Navigator?

500

Hernando de Soto was the first to cross what?

What is the Mississippi River?