Who explored it?
The west coast of the United States, Mexico and Florida.
Spain
New versions of these helped ships move faster.
This is ONE of the two main motivations for European exploration.
Desire to learn about the world and competition to be more powerful.
This country sponsored Christopher Columbus.
Spain
Name one item that Native Americans wanted from Europeans.
metal pots and tools, fruit, sugar, coffee, horses, mirrors
The central region of America and parts of Canada.
France
This was used to navigate without using the sun and stars. It has a magnetic needle.
Compass
This is a way that countries could become more powerful.
Acquiring new lands.
This man was reponsible for claiming the southeastern part of America for Spain.
Hernando de Soto
When a country takes over a new land, the new land is called a ______.
colony
The East Coast of America and parts of Canada
England
This was used to help ships defend themselves from attack
Explorers wanted to find a faster way to bring goods like spices and silks from ____ to Europe.
Asia
This country's explorers entered America through the Great Lakes and traveled down the Mississippi River.
Spain unfortunatley introduced ____ to the Native Americans, including smallpox, measles, and the flu.
diseases
The area where modern-day Alaska is and parts of Canada.
Russia
This tool helped sailors measure time and distance by looking at the position of the sun and stars.
Astrolabe
Another natural resources that explorers wanted to find was ______. (rock that is worth a lot of money)
gold
A man from this country has a large bay in Canada named after him.
England
Fur trade
A small area in the American northeast.
Netherlands
This could be used to measure angle between the horizon and an object in the sky like the moon. This could help determine latitude and longitude.
Sextant
Explorers also wanted to spread their own _____ to other people. (Hint: what they believe in)
religion
These people are believed to be the first Europeans to set foot in North America (around 1000 CE).
Vikings
____ were agreements between natives and Europeans, usually about where they could settle.