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Explorers and Countries
Explorers We Didn't Cover
Reasons for Exploring
Name That Explorer
Impact
100
What country sent Christopher Columbus in 1492?
Spain
100
What was the name of the explorer looking for the Fountain of Youth?
Ponce de Leon
100
Name an explorer who WASN'T looking for a faster way to Asia:
EXAMPLES: Hernan Cortes, Amerigo Vespucci, Francis Drake, Ponce de Leon
100
This explorer led the Spanish to conquer the Aztecs:
Hernan Cortes
100
What impact did Columbus' voyage have?
EXAMPLE: It led to more exploration of what we now call North and South America
200
What country sent Hernan Cortes to Cuba and then tried to bring him back before he took over Mexico?
Spain
200
Leif Eriksson's father who was the first European to sail to what we now call Greenland. (His name includes a color instead of a last name)
Eric the Red
200
What led Hernan Cortes to want to explore (conquer) Mexico?
Stories about gold
200
This explorer was left on a boat somewhere with his son and seven others when his crew held a mutiny against him:
Henry Hudson
200
What is one impact of the Spanish Conquistadors in Mexico we can still see today?
EXAMPLE: Spanish is still the main language of Mexico
300
What country sent Jacques Cartier on his second voyage?
France
300
Who was the first English explorer to reach North America?
John Cabot
300
What was one reason why Sir Frances Drake started his journey which led to him circumnavigating the globe?
To cause conflicts with Spanish ships
300
These two explorers were the first Europeans to travel on what is now known as the Mississippi River (after visiting Wisconsin):
Joliet and Marquette
300
Even though the French did not find the Northwest Passage, what did they start with the Native Americans?
Trading items such as fur
400
What country sent Henry Hudson on his first two voyages?
England
400
Who was the first explorer to circumnavigate the Earth?
Ferdinand Magellan
400
What was the most common reason to explore?
Gold, Riches, Faster Access to those things
400
This man was one of the leaders of the Vikings and is considered by many to be the first European to land on North America:
Leif Eriksson
400
What is one impact of the French exploration of Canada that we can still see today?
EXAMPLE: Quebec is still a French speaking province
500
Who sent Henry Hudson on his final voyages?
Holland or The Dutch (DOUBLE POINTS: DUTCH EAST INDIA COMPANY)
500
Who was the first European to explore what we now call Florida and the Gulf of Mexico?
Hernando De Soto
500
Why did so many explorers want to find the Northwest Passage to Asia?
It was a faster way to bring back riches and other items from Asia
500
These two explorers were known for their map making during the voyages:
Amerigo Vespucci and Henry Hudson
500
Name a country that explored North America that doesn't have a very big impact today:
EXAMPLE: Holland (The Dutch)