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Sponsor
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Sponsor
Who is the person or country that paid for the exploration
100
Portugal
Which country sponsored Amerigo Vespucci?
100
Who explored eastern Canada; named the St. Lawrence River and founded Montreal
Who is Jacques Cartier?
100
Discovered three of the Great Lakes
Who is Samuel de Champlain?
200
Conquistador
What is a Spanish explorer who cam to the Americas in the 1500's?
200
Who sponsored Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain?
What is France?
200
Explored Canada and went with father in search of North West Passage?
Who is Sebastian Cabot?
200
Explored Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland but thought is was Asia;established England's 1st claim to the New World
Who is John Cabot?
300
Northwest Passage
What is a shortcut from Europe to Asia through North America?
300
England
Who sponsored John Cabot, Sebastian Cabot and Henry Hudson
300
Discovered the Hudson River/Bay
Who is Henry Hudson?
300
Circumnavigated the globe in three years
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
400
East Indies
What is Southeast Asia, including India, Indonesia, and Malaysia?
400
Spain
Who sponsored Hernando Cortes, Ferdinand Magellan, and Francisco Pizarro?
400
Conquered the Aztec Empire
Who is Hernan Cortes?
400
Explored Florida while looking for the foundation of youth
Who is Juan Ponce de Leon?
500
Mistreated/killed Native People, claimed land, provided new maps
What is three examples of the impact of exploration?
500
Spain
Who sponsored Juan Ponce de Leon, and Vasco Nunez de Balboa?
500
First to reach Pacific Ocean and named it the South Sea.
Who is Vasco Nunez de Balboa>
500
Conquered Incas in Peru
Who is Francisco Pizarro?