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Explorers
Motives
Land
WILD
100
Who was the first person to claim land in North America?
Christopher Columbus
100
Who claimed Florida for his European sponsor?
Juan Ponce de Leon
100
Who did Hernan Cortez fight against?
Aztecs in Mexico
100
Which explorer was sponsored by Holland or the Netherlands?
Henry Hudson
100
Give the beginning and ending dates of the century in which most expeditions took place?
1500's- 1600's
200
What was the least common occupation of the explorers?
Soldier and Merchant
200
What was the most common motive for explorers?
Claiming riches and land
200
Juan Ponce de Leon looked for __________ but was unsuccessful.
The Fountain of Youth
200
Which man explored the southwestern United States?
Coronado
200
Who was the last conquistador of the 1600's?
Robert de la Salle
300
Which European country sponsored the most explorers?
Spain
300
What was the most common impact that explorers had in the New World?
providing new information for map makers
300
Why did the rulers of Spain want a shorter route to the East Indies?
To get silk and spices.
300
Which river did La Salle explore?
Mississippi River
300
Which men explored before 1500?
Christopher Columbus and John Cabot
400
Who was the last to claim land in North America?
Robert de la Salle
400
Which explorer established England's first claim in North America?
John Cabot
400
Explorers hoped to find a Northwest Passage that would lead them through...
North America to Asia
400
How is a colony different from other places in which people settle?
A colony is ruled by another country.
400
Whose expedition took place soon after Jacques Cartier's voyage?
Coronado
500
Name two of the four explorers that mistreated the Native Americans the most.
Christopher Columbus, Hernan Cortez, Juan Ponce de Leon and Francisco Coronado
500
Why did the Spanish attack Fort Caroline? (reading further)
They did not want the French to challenge their rule in America.
500
Why did Americans die from contagious diseases?
They were exposed to different sicknesses.
500
What was the first European settlement in the United States?
Saint Augustine
500
What explorer was sent away from his crew on a small boat with his son and only seven other crew members?
Henry Hudson