Vocabulary
Tell Me About the Explorers
Miscellaneous
Who Wins Florida?
According to the Timeline...
100
A community ruled by another country is called a(n)
colony
100
Hernán Cortés fought against this group.
the Aztecs in Mexico
100
Why did many American Indians die from contagious diseases?
They were exposed to diseases that spread quickly
100
Which two countries battled for control in what we now call Florida?
Spain and France
100
Give the beginning and ending dates of the century in which the most expeditions took place.
1450 - 1550
200
What is the name given to a Spanish colonizer who came to the Americas in the 1500s?
conquistador
200
Juan Ponce de León looked for...?
the Fountain of Youth
200
Why did the rulers of Spain want a shorter route to what they called the East Indies?
to get silks and spices
200
What is the name of King Philip II's best soldier whom was in charge of the mission of removing the French from Florida?
Pedro Menendez de Avilés
200
Which two men colonized before 1500?
Christopher Columbus and John Cabot
300
Many colonizers sought out this route across the northern part of North America.
Northwest Passage
300
Which river did La Salle explore?
Mississippi River
300
How is a colony different from other places in which people settle?
it is ruled by another country
300
What was the name of the Fort where the French settled in 1564?
Fort Caroline
300
Whose expedition took place soon after Jacques Cartier’s voyage?
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
400
This kind of sickness can pass quickly from one person to another.
contagious disease
400
Which man colonized what is now the southwestern United States?
Coronado
400
Colonizers hoped to find a Northwest Passage that would lead them THROUGH which continent and TO which continent?
through North America to Asia
400
What was the first permanent European colony in the United States?
St. Augustine
400
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500
What do Europeans call Southeast Asia, including Indonesia and Malaysia?
East Indies
500
Which explorer gave both England and Holland a claim in North America?
Henry Hudson
500
Named after this famous explorer, what is the name given to the flow of goods and ideas between the Americas and Europe?
Columbian Exchange
500
Which country won the victory by 1565?
Spain
500
Who is the last conquistador shown on the time line?
Coronado