European Exploration

Gold, God, and Glory ....

• Reasons to explore North America

• Reasons to explore route to Asia

• Effects of slavery on Native Americans

• Effects of European exploration

Which country sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyage to America?

• Spain

• France

• England

• Portugal

What was the effect of Columbus arriving to America?

• People confirmed the world was round.

• Influenced exploration by other European countries

• Influenced the slave trade from Africa

• Increased the price of spices

Word connected to looking for or searching -

• Sponsoring

• Navigating

• Colonizing

• Exploring

This Norwegian Viking was first to reach in North America.

• Prince Henry
• Christopher Colombus
• Leif Eriksson
• Vasco de Gama

Ferdinand and Isabella paid for his voyage to the "new world"

• Prince Henry
• Christopher Columbus
• Leif Eriksson
• Vasco de Gama

Columbus' exploration caused conflict between who?

• Spain & France
• Spain & Portugal
• Italy & Spain
• Italy & France

_______________ reached America in 1497. He landed in what is now Canada, and is credited with finding a good fishing spot that made England money.

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa
• Christopher Columbus
• John Cabot
• Amerigo Vespucci

___________ was the first European to reach America in 1492, he had 3 ships on his voyage: the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa
• Christopher Columbus
• John Cabot
• Amerigo Vespucci

America was first known as the ______________ to Europeans. 

• United States
• New World
• Atlanta
• Canada