Explorers
Christopher Columbus
This European country settled in the Northeast United States and their settlements are called the "Thirteen Colonies". Their first successful colony was in Jamestown, Virginia
England
The Columbian Exchange is named after which European explorer
Christopher Columbus
What is the term for a series of roads or paths that are used to move cargo for buying and selling.
trade routes
This exploration tool helped explorers see far away
telescope
This explorer from England got lost at sea
John Cabot
This European country settled in Canada and the Great Lakes region, but eventually expanded their territory to the Gulf of Mexico
France
What is the term that describes the transfer of plants, animals, or diseases between the Americas and European countries.
Columbian Exchange
What is the term for Objects or material from another country.
foreign goods
Why was early exploration technology not always perfect
It could lead explorers in the wrong direction.
This French explored the area of present day Canada and the Great Lakes region, claiming large amounts of territory for France.
Jacques Cartier
This European country gained economic assets due to the fur trade.
France
Why did Native American populations decline?
What is the lightweight ship used by early explorers
Caravel
What is the vitamin that keep teeth, gums, and blood vessels healthy. It is found in oranges, cabbage, cantaloupe, and other fresh fruits and vegetable.
Vitamin C
This Portuguese explorer founded a school for navigation for sailors and map makers
Prince Henry "The Navigator"
This European country's explorers mapped and explored the coasts of Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Brazil.
Portugal
Name one of the new goods brought to Europe that came from the Americas
Beans, Cacao, Maize, Peanuts, Pineapple, Potatoes, Pumpkins, Squash, Sweet Potatoes, tomatoes, turkeys
This disease was caught by many explorers on ships and is caused by a lack of vitamin C from fruits and vegetables. It causes loose teeth, rashes, and pain
scurvy
Name one of the European diseases brought to the Americas
small pox, measles, mumps and typhus.
The Aztec and Inca empires fell to these TWO Spanish explorers
Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro
This European country settled in present day Florida and Mexico in North America all the way to present day Chile in South America.
Spain
Name one of the European goods that was brought to the Americas
bananas, cattle, chicken, citrus fruit, coffee beans, grape, horses, onions, peaches, pigs, rice, sugarcane, wheat
This early exploration technology was invented by Apollonius of Perga and used the position of the sun and stars to help explorers find their location
Astrolabe
Which European country claimed the most territory in the Americas
Spain