Name That Explorer
Goal
Where Did They Go
Explorer 2 Truths and a Lie
Vocabulary
100

This explorer traveled over 4000 miles and discovered the  Mississippi River 

Hernando de Soto

100

This explorers goal was to find a trade  route  with Asia for France 

Jacques Cartier

100

 Christopher Columbus was off to find new land. He started in Spain but where did he end up? 

 In San Salvador,  Islands that are now called the Bahamas

100
 Columbus

a. I tried for ten  years  before a found someone to fund my travels

b. I believed I found  India and am responsible for the term "Indians" to describe Native people 

c. I  was kind to Native people I encountered on my journeys

c. I  was kind to Native people I encountered on my journeys

100

What is a  compass?

a tool  that helps  sailors  find direction 

200

This explorer started sailing in 1513 and he was the first European explorer to see the Pacific Ocean. 

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

200

This explorers goal was to find new land and create a new settlement. Two of ships were named the Pinta and the Nina. 

Christopher Columbus

200

This European explorer was the famous by being the first European explorer to find the Pacific Ocean in 1513.

Vasco Nunez de Balboa  

200

Hudson

A.  three  bodies of water are  named  after me 

B. I sailed for Spain and  England 

C. my crew  mutinied and  kicked me off a ship where I was never found again

B. I sailed for Spain and  England

200

What was the "New World"

North and South America 

300

This explorer tried to sail through the Arctic Ocean to find Asia

Henry Hudson

300

What was Hernando de Soto's main goal? 

To find  gold  for Spain and become wealthy 

300

This explorer wanted to find gold, and  he found it by  taking it from the Taino people and other  Natives. Where did Hernando de Soto go exploring in 1539-1541?

Hernando de Soto explored Georgia Alabama and southeast of the present day  United  States  until he discovered the Mississippi River.

300

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

A.  I  married the  daughter of an Indian chief

B. I  discovered the Pacific Ocean 

C. I  an  responsible  for the death and  enslavement of hundreds of Native Americans in  Peru an South America  

C. I  an  responsible  for the death and  enslavement of hundreds of Native Americans in  Peru an South America  

300

what is a conquistador?

A Spanish soldier and explorer who led military expeditions for the Americas and captured land in Spain 

400

This  explorer is  credited for the  exchange of people, ideas and good from the "Old World" to the  "New World"

Christopher Columbus 

400

True or False:  Vasco Nunez Balboa's main goal was to   discover the Pacific Ocean

False

400

Where did Cabot  explore in  1497?

Eastern Canada and Newfoundland 

400

Hernando de Soto

A. I never found gold on any of  my  explorations 

B. I  died of a fever and was buried in the Mississippi River while out on my explorations 

C. I  an  responsible  for the death and  enslavement of hundreds of Native Americans in  Peru an South America  

 I never found gold on any of  my  explorations

400

What is a colony

A group of people settled in a land that is ruled by the government of their native land
500

Name the 3  explorers that sailed for Spain 

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Jacques Cartier

Hernando de Soto

500

Describe with explorer  we studied was the most successful and why>

Answers may vary. Students must name an explorer and the reason(s) they believe that  explore was successful

500

Jacques Cartier 

A. I set sail in 1534 and found the St. Lawrence River?

B. I am credited for naming Canada

C. I  stole furs  from Native Americans and  put them into slavery

C. I  stole furs  from Native Americans and  put them into slavery

500

This explorer was one of the first to show that the earth was round, he started his travels in Spain and went all the way to West Africa, then to Brazil. When did this explorer start his travels?

Ferdinand Magellan started his travels on September 5th, 1519.

500

What is the Age or Exploration 

A time during the  1490's and early 1500's when European Explorers started looking for New lands and  a route to Asia