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Who did they sail for?
What were they trying to find?
What obstacles did they encounter?
What accomplishments did they have?
Ponce De Leon
100
Who did Christopher Columbus sail for?
Spain
100
What was Christopher Columbus trying to find?
A way to sail to Asia to find riches.
100
What obstacle did Christopher Columbus face?
No support and no maps. He also underestimated the size of earth.
100
What accomplishment did Columbus have?
First European to the New World
100
What country is Ponce De Leon from?
Spain
200
Who did John Cabot sail for?
England
200
What was John Cabot trying to find?
Spices, gold and a route to Asia
200
What obstacle did John Cabot face?
No maps
200
What accomplishment did Cabot have?
First European in North America which is now modern day Canada.
200
What was the reason Ponce de Leon sailed?
to find fame, fortune, and fountain of youth
300
Who did Jacques Cartier sail for?
France
300
What was Jacques Cartier trying to find?
Northwest Passage
300
What obstacle did Jacques Cartier face?
No maps
300
What accomplishment did Jacques Cartier have?
He found the St. Lawrence River.
300
What did Ponce de Leon discover?
Florida
400
Who did Henry Hudson sail for?
Spain
400
What was Henry Hudson trying to find?
The Northwest Passage
400
What obstacles did Henry Hudson face?
North America and a mutinous crew.
400
What accomplishment did Henry Hudson have?
He found the Hudson River, Hudson Bay and the Hudson Strait.
400
What obstacle did Ponce De Leon run into?
Native Americans (Seminoles)
500
Who did Vasco Nunez de Balboa sail for?
England
500
What was Vasco Nunez de Balboa trying to find?
Gold
500
What obstacles did Balboa face?
He faced Native Americans and the jungles of Panama.
500
What accomplishment did Balboa have?
He was the first to discover the eastern side of the Pacific Ocean
500
What were the Euoropean explorers usually looking for?
Gold, God, and Glory