What were the three ships called that Christopher Columbus was given money for?
Nina, Pinta, and the Santa Maria
Where was Christopher Columbus born?
Genoa, Italy
What year did Christopher Columbus die?
1506
John Cabot's landing led England to claim what country?
Canada
Voyage
a journey, usually by sea
What state did Ponce de Leon find?
Florida
Where was John Cabot born?
Genoa, Italy
What year did Cabot reach North America?
1497
Who agreed to John Cabot's trip?
King Henry VII
Native
Someone who was born and raised in an area.
What was the fountain called that Ponce de Leon found?
"The fountain of youth"
Where was Ponce de Leon born?
Spain
What year did Ponce de Leon die?
1521
What empire did Hernan Cortes overthrow?
Aztec Empire
Slaves
A person who is the legal property of another and forced to obey them.
Hernan Cortes discovered the peninsula of what state?
California
Where was Hernan Cortes born?
Medellin, Spain
What year did Christopher Columbus set sail to find Asia?
1492
Hernan Cortes became what position of Spain?
Governor and Captain General
Quest
A long search for something.
What were the names of the King and Queen who assisted Columbus with sailing?
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand
What year did Cortes die?
1547
The fountain of youth made anyone who drank from it ____________ and _____________.
young and strong
Belonging to a class of high social status