Vocabulary
The first people to live in North America were called _________.
Natives
Who did Christopher Columbus explore for and what place did they discover?
He sailed for spain & discovered the Caribbean Islands.
What countries were involved in the age of exploration?
England, Spain, Netherlands, & France
Many countries heard about the new
world and wanted to claim land there.
European countries began sending out their
own explorers to the new world in order to
increase the amount of land they owned.
Christopher Columbus wanted to prove
that sailing west would eventually bring
him to India.
Columbus asked Spain to give him money and
ships so that he could sail west toward Asia.
Columbus needed to know which direction was north, so he used a ______________.
compass
Who did Giovanni da Verrazano explore for and what place did they discover?
He sailed for France & discovered the NY harbor.
What Continent was involved in the age of exploration?
Europe
Trading with the Native
Americans made Europeans very rich.
Europeans set up trading posts in the new
world so that they could buy, sell, and trade
with the Native Americans.
Asia had special spices that could only
be grown in that part of the world.
Europeans had to travel to Asia in order to
get rare and special spices.
There were many ___________ during the 1400s-1600s that were sent out to look for new land and waterways.
explorers
Who did Jacques Cartier explore for and what place did they discover?
He sailed for France & discovered the St. Lawrence River.
What were 3 reasons for the Age of Exploration?
-They wanted a quick water route to Asia.
-They wanted spices that were only found in Asia.
-They wanted gold, silver, & precious stones from Asia.
Making clothes and hats out of beaver
fur was a popular European fashion in
the 1500s.
Beavers were hunted in the new world.
Explorers sailed west looking for a
quicker path to Asia.
Instead of landing Asia, Explorers landed on
different sections of a new world.
The museum was filled with ___________ used by explorers in the 1400s.
Who did Samuel de Champlain explore for and what place did they discover?
He sailed for France & discovered the Lake Champlain.
What important resource did Europeans trade guns and weapons for?
Beaver Fur
Native Americans were hunting
beavers constantly in order to give
Europeans the fur they wanted.
Some areas began having less and less
beavers to hunt.
What is scurvy?
The ___________ was a time in history when Europeans learned about new lands and waterways on earth.
Age of Exploration
Who did Henry Hudson explore for and what place did they discover?
He sailed for England & discovered the Hudson River.
What was 1 positive and 1 negative interaction between Natives and Explorers.
Positive:
-Natives and explorers traded
-Natives taught explorers about the land
Negative:
-Natives were taken as slaves
-Europeand brought sickness that killed many natives.
Traveling around Africa to get to Asia
could be long and dangerous.
Europeans began looking for a quicker and
safer way to get to Asia.
What are 4 skills explorers needed to have?
-Write
-Read a map
-Use a compass
- Understand Weather