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Sponsors
Explorers
Motives
Impact
Misc.
100
This European country sponsored the most explorers.
What is Spain?
100
The first to claim land in North America.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
100
This was the most common motive for exploration.
What is riches?
100
Explorers provided the best information for the creation or revision of this navigational tool.
What is new maps?
100
The busy port city where Columbus was born.
What is Genoa (Italy)?
200
Henry Hudson explored for this country that is now part of the United Kingdom.
What was England?
200
This explorer was the last to claim lands in North America.
Who is Robert La Salle?
200
According to your chart, this was the least important motive for exploration.
What is spreading religion?
200
This was the most common impact of the explorers we studied.
What is claiming lands for their sponsor (or) gathering new information for map-making?
200
The least common occupation of explorers (nobleman, sailor, soldier, or merchant).
What is soldier or merchant?
300
Robert La Salle claimed lands for this country, which one of the largest in Europe. Oui, oui.
What was France?
300
He claimed Florida for his sponsor.
Who is Ponce de Leon?
300
According to your chart, these two countries were hoping to find a route to Asia, so they could establish trade.
What were England and Spain?
300
Smallpox and cholera are examples of this problem that explorers and their crew unintentionally brought with them to new lands.
What are diseases?
300
If you look at Coronado's route through the southwestern United States you will see this shape.
What is a backwards 7?
400
Settlers from this country later occupied lands claimed by Jacques Cartier.
What is France?
400
John Cabot claimed the first lands in North America for this country, who later sent over their pilgrims.
What is England?
400
Coronado was motivated to find these seven places supposedly made of a precious metal.
What were the Seven Cities of Gold?
400
According to your chart, these are the only two countries (at this point in history) that created permanent settlements in the areas they explored.
What were Spain and France?
400
Spanish ships were called this.
What are galleons?
500
This explorer was actually Italian, but he explored the New World for Spain.
Who was Christopher Columbus?
500
Holland wasn't going to be outdone by other European countries, so they sent this explorer to make a claim in North America.
Who was Henry Hudson?
500
Juan Ponce de Leon searched for this watery myth.
What is the fountain of youth?
500
These four explorers mistreated native peoples.
Who were de Leon, Cortes, Coronado, and Columbus?
500
This explorer made four different trips to the New World.
Who was Christopher Columbus?