Cartier & Balboa

Cartier explored land in the northern part of the "new world” which is now part of

• Bahamas

• France

• Canada

Balboa was a Spanish

• maid

• shoe maker

• conquistador

• banker

Cartier traveled and explored the __________________ River.

• Mississippi

• Flint

• St. Lawrence

__________________ was the first European to travel to the Pacific Ocean.

• Balboa

• Cartier

• Columbus

Which was an obstacle or challenge that Vasco Nunez de Balboa and his men faced?

• shipworms & leaky ships

• blizzards & snowstorms

• imprisonment

Which explorer sailed for France and claimed the area known as Canada for France?

• Cabot

• Balboa

• Cartier

Vasco Nunez de Balboa forced the natives into ________ and made them work their own land.

• friendship

• royalty

• slavery

Who did Cartier kidnap and hold for ransom?

• the King's daughters

• the explorer's crew

• the Chief's sons

Check TWO forms of harsh weather that Jacques Cartier and his men faced.

• hot, humid temperatures

• icy waters

• earthquakes

• terrible snowstorms

Balboa hoped to gain success like Columbus. He was also searching for

• cotton

• gold

• maps