Sailed For
John Cabot was born in Italy and moved to Spain before finally find work as an explorer for this country.
What is England?
John Cabot, Henry Hudson, and this explorer were all looking for the Northwest Passage.
Who is Samuel de Champlain?
Ponce de Leon discovered and named this land for the beautiful flowers he found there.
What is Florida?
A person who buys and sells goods to earn money.
What is a merchant?
In 1492, Christopher Columbus claimed the land he found for the king and queen of this country.
What is Spain?
This Spanish explorer returned to the New World looking for gold, even though he was already quite wealthy.
Although he never found the treasure he was looking for, Hernando de Soto was the first European to see this.
What is the Mississippi River?
Something from nature that is useful to humans.
What is a natural resource?
He was the first Spaniard to explore the lands that are now part of the southeastern coast of the United States.
Who is Ponce de Leon?
Christopher Columbus initially left Spain on a journey to find a shortcut to these.
What are the East Indies / Spice Islands?
What is the Grand Canyon?
What is exploit?
Henry Hudson sailed under a British flag, but his expedition was paid for by this company.
What is the Dutch East India Company?
This explorer was searching the New World for the Fountain of Youth.
Who is Ponce de Leon?
Samuel de Champlain decided to build this French settlement in the St. Lawrence River valley.
What is Quebec?
A special journey taken by a group that has a clear purpose or goal.
What is an expedition?
Samuel de Champlain sailed across the Atlantic Ocean and explored the St. Lawrence River in the name of this country.
What is France?
Coronado was looking for these in the American Southwest.
What are the seven cities of Cibola?
Although he never found a way past North America, Henry Hudson did explore a river that would eventually come to bear his name, located in this U.S. state.
What is New York?
A few members of a group who are sent out ahead of the rest of the group to get information about an area.
What is a scouting party?