Chapter 5 - Routes of Exploration to the New World

A Spanish explorer who came to the Americas in the 1500s and claimed large areas of land for Spain

• conquistador

• colony

• pilgrim

• pioneer

The supposed route across the northern part of North America that Europeans were looking for but never found

• New World Passage

• Northwest Passage

• The Southern Route

• Asian Passage

A sickness that can pass quickly from one person to another as germs are spread by touch or through the air

• colony

• settler

• contagious disease

• explorer

A community ruled by another country, not by its own people

• village

• colony

• town

• northwest passage

A serious disagreement or argument

• compromise

• cooperation

• conflict

• colony

The process of working together for a common purpose

• conflict

• cooperation

• community

• colony

The rulers of Spain wanted a shorter route to the East Indies because

• to practice fighting wars

• to study a different culture

• to send away their prisoners

• to reach Asia faster for spices

Southeast Asia, including India, Indonesia, and Malaysia

• East Indies

• West Indies

• Caribbean Islands

• Europe

Juan Ponce de Leon looked for

• the Seven Cities of Gold

• a shortcut to Asia

• a site for a mission

• the fountain of youth

Which was the first European settlement in the United States?

• Fort Caroline

• Cibola

• St. Augustine

• San Salvador