Who did they sail for?
What obstacle did Christopher Columbus face?
He had a fearful crew and ran into the New World
Who was the First European to the New World
Columbus
They explored the New World before Christopher Columbus did.
Vikings
What was Hernando de Soto trying to do?
Make a settlement in Florida
Who was the first to see the Pacific Ocean?
Vasco Nunez De Balboa
Claimed Florida for Spain and found gold
Ponce de Leon
Allowed sailors to measure the angle of the sun on the horizon which would tell them their Latitude.
Astrolabe
What was Jacques Cartier trying to find?
Gold and a quicker way to get to Asia
Who's settlement in Puerto Rico was Burned and he was attacked by natives and later died
Ponce de Leon
He found the St. Lawrence River.
Cartier
Spanish Explorers who also conquered the lands they found and brought back great wealth to Spain.
Conquistadors
Who did Samuel de Champlain sail for?
France
What was Juan Ponce De Leon trying to find?
Search for Gold in Puerto Rico
Who ran into icebergs while trying to go north to asia?
Henry Hudson
What accomplishment did Henry Hudson have?
He found the Hudson River and the Hudson Bay.
Trade pattern that developed which connected Europe, Africa and the Americas.
Triangular Trade
What was Vasco Nunez de Balboa trying to find?
Who explored parts of Florida, Georgia, Carolinas and Tennesee and traveled along the Mississippi River?
Heranando De Soto
What accomplishment did Balboa have?
He was the first to discover the eastern side of the Pacific Ocean and set up colonies in South America
Dominant economic theory of the time that said colonies bring wealth to the mother country.
Merchantilism