European Explorers

French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence River

• Henry Hudson

• Samuel de Champlain

• Jacques Cartier

• Juan Ponce de Leon

Merchant whose descriptions of the riches of China made others want to go to Asia

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Marco Polo

A document granting someone special legal powers

• claim

• colony

• conquest

• charter

Explorer who proved it was possible to reach Asia by sailing west from Europe. One of his ships completed the first trip around the world

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Henry Hudson

• Jacques Cartier

• Samuel de Champlain

A victory by an invading army

• conquest

• claim

• colony

• charter

Italian explorer who figured out that Columbus had not reached Asia, but another continent, which was later called America in his honor

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Hernando Cortes

• Vasco de Gama

• Amerigo Vespucci

A tool that explorers used that has a magnetic arrow that points north

• astrolabe

• compass

• navigation

• charter

French explorer who founded the first settlement at Quebec

• Jacques Cartier

• Samuel de Champlain

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Juan Ponce de Leon

Explorer who was the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa, and on to India

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco de Gama

• Marco Polo

The act of guiding a boat, plane, or other transportation vehicle

• compass

• astrolabe

• conquest

• navigation