Christopher Columbus
Name one of Christopher Columbus's 3 ships.
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
What country did John Cabot claim land for?
England
Which explorer did Juan Ponce de Leon first travel with?
Christopher Columbus
Hernan Cortes explored under which country's king?
Spain
What country did Jaques Cartier sail for?
France
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado was the commander of the Spanish ________________?
conquistadors
Columbus claimed land for what country (even though he wasn't born there)?
Spain
Where did Cabot first land?
the eastern coast of Canada
Once Ponce de Leon arrived in the Americas, he settled on what Caribbean island and became a military captain under the governor?
Hispaniola (today = Haiti/the Dominican Republic)
Who did the Aztec emporer, Montezuma II, think that Cortes was?
One of the gods they were waiting on to return
What did the king send Cartier to look for on his travels?
The Northwest Passage
Who paid for Coronado's first expedition?
his rich wife and the governor of New Spain
What name did Christopher Columbus give to the island he discovered on his first trip?
San Salvador
Where did Cabot believe he had landed?
Asia
Which Caribbean island did Ponce de Leon take by force?
Borinquen (now Puerto Rico)
What did Cortes do to the Aztec emperor?
Took him prisoner and held him captive for 6 months
What is the Northwest Passage?
a supposed faster sea route from Europe to Asia through North America
Coronado led his army to Cibola, where he found pueblos but no _____.
gold
What is the flow of goods and ideas between Europe and the Americas called (in honor of Columbus)?
the Columbian Exchange
On Cabot's second journey, he may have made it as far south as what U.S. state?
Maryland
What was Ponce de Leon in search of when he claimed Florida for Spain?
The Fountain of Youth
What happened when Cortes returned from a short trip away from the Mexican capital?
The Aztecs attacked and ran the Spanish off.
On his second journey, Cartier went from the Saint Lawrence River to ___________?
Quebec, Canada
Coronado's scouts found 2 major national landmarks of today's America. Name one of the two.
1) Grand Canyon
2) The Rio Grande (the 4th longest river in the U.S.)
Even though Columbus died without finding much gold, nor without knowing he'd landed in the Americas, what lasting legacy DID he leave with the world?
His travels opened up a trade route that changed the history of the world.
What was the name of the king that funded Cabot's travels?
King Henry VII
When Juan Ponce de Leon returned to Florida to start a colony, what happened to him?
The Native Americans wounded him with an arrow, and he went back to Cuba, where he died.
What did Cortes do after the Aztecs ran him and his men off?
Rebuilt his army then returned and attacked them, taking over and claiming it for Spain.
Why did the king send Cartier and a large group of settlers back to the Americas in 1541 for his third journey?
to set up a French empire in North America
Coronado's last trek was to across the plains to a place that a Native American told him about. What is that modern day place?
Kansas