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John Cabot
Robert de La Salle
Christopher Columbus
Juan Ponce de Leon
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
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They sailed North.
In which direction did they sail?
100
Robert was a fur trader.
What was Robert's job?
100
He was born in 1451.
When was he born?
100
He went along with Christopher Columbus.
Who did Juan Ponce go along with on a voyage?
100
They marched from Mexico to North America.
Where did the Spanish conquistadors march to and from?
200
He was a shopkeeper.
What was his original job?
200
He learned indian languages.
What type of language did Robert learn?
200
At the age of 15 he became a sailor.
When did he become a sailor?
200
He became a military commander on Hispaniola.
What did Juan Ponce de Leon become?
200
A priest told him.
Who told Coronado that he had seen one of the Seven Cities of gold in Cibola.
300
Giovanni was the one who called.
Who called Cabot and gave him the idea of exploration?
300
Robert explored the Ohio River.
What river did Robert explore?
300
He wanted to try another route to Asia.
What did he want to do?
300
It was Borinquir.
What was Puerto Rico back then?
300
He listened to an indian slave because he was anxious to get gold.
Why did Francisco listen to an indian slave for where to go?
400
The merchants agreed to pay the bill in 1496.
When did some merchants agree to pay for a voyage?
400
He found one on the coast of Texas.
Where did he find a colony?
400
In 1400 people knew less about the world.
What did people know less about and when?
400
It had a magic fountain.
What was so special about the island that Juan Ponce heard of?
400
They found the Grand Canyon and the Rio Grande.
What did Francisco and his scouts find?
500
They were from England.
Where were the merchants from?
500
The governor of Montreal.
Who supported him?
500
He called the island San Salvador.
What did he call the island?
500
He named it Florida.
What did Juan Ponce name the island he sailed to.
500
The representatives charged him because he was a bad leader and he treated the indians cruelly.
Why did the king's representatives charge Francisco.