Explorers
What were the main countries that explored?
England, Spain, France, Netherlands
What is a sandglass used for?
Used for keeping time
Name five types of food was brought from Europe to the New World?
Bananas, cattle, chickens, citrus fruit, coffee beans, grapes, horses, onions, peaches, pigs, rice, sugar cane, wheat
Cause: Many countries heard about the new world and wanted to claim land there
Effect: European countries began sending out their own explorers to the new world in order to increase the amount of land they owned
Which European explorer was the first to land in the Americas?
Christopher Columbus
Which explorer found gold in Puerto Rico?
Juan Ponce de Leon
What is a compass?
A tool used to help navigate
What type of food did they eat on the ships?
Salted meat, dried fruit, dried peas
Cause: Trading with the Native Americans made Europeans very rich
Effect: Europeans set up trading posts in the new world so that they could buy, sell, and trade with the Native Americans
Who 'discovered' the Hudson River?
Henry Hudson
Which Italian explorer created maps?
Giovanni da Verrazzano
What is scurvy?
A disease from not having enough vitamins
What was the first winter like for Europeans?
They were very harsh and many did not survive
Cause: Making clothes and hats out of beaver fur was popular in Europe for fashion
Effect: Beavers were hunted, almost to extinction
Which French explorer set sail in 1603?
Samuel de Champlain
Which Spanish explorer made a settlement in what is now called Florida?
Hernando de Soto
What is the age of exploration?
A time where people explored areas new to them in the 1400's-1600's
What were two main negative interactions between the Europeans and Natives?
Natives were taken as slaves by Europeans and died from diseases brought by the explorers
Cause: Explorers sailed west looking for a quicker path to Asia
Effect: Instead of landing Asia, explorers landed in different sections of the new world
Which Italian explorer disappeared?
John Cabot
Which group of people discovered the Americas first?
The Native Americans
What were the main countries involved in the age of exploration?
England, Italy, Spain, France
What were the reasons for exploration?
Spices, quicker travel routes, trade, more land, money/ riches, religion
Cause: Christopher Columbus wanted to prove that sailing west would eventually bring him to India
Effect: Columbus asked Spain to give him money and ships so that he could sail west toward Asia
Which explorer set up colonies in South America after finding treasure?
Vasco Nunez de Balboa