Explorers!

Which explorer was sponsored (paid) by Spain?

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

• John Cabot

What was Columbus' Accomplishments?

• Found the Pacific Ocean

• Discovered the Caribbean and made 4 trips.

• First to reach Mississippi River

What are the 3 Gs, why Europeans explored?

• Gold, God, Glue

• Gold, God, Glory

• God, Glum, Glue

Did Columbus meet the goals set out for his voyage?

• Yes! He found Asia.

• No! He didn't find a sea route to Asia

• Yes, he found land.

What did Vasco Núñez de Balboa accomplish during his voyage to the isthmus of Panama?

• He was was the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean.

• He was the first European to reach the Caribbean.

• He became the first European to reach North America.

What OBSTACLE did Hudson face that Columbus did not?

• Dense jungles of Panama

• Lack of maps

• Ice and extremely cold weather

Why was it difficult for early European explorers to plan their journeys to the Americas?

• They didn't have money.

• They got seasick

• Their boats were horrible

• They did not have maps that could show them where to go.

John Cabot claimed land for which European power?

• Spain

• England

• France

Where did John Cabot first explore when he reached the New World?

• the northeastern coast of North America

• Carribean

• Southeast and Mississippi

What statement BEST describes John Cabot's 1497 voyage across the Atlantic Ocean?

• He hoped to discover the Northwest Passage and could not, but he did claim North American land for England.

• He hoped to claim North American land for England and could not, but he did discover the Northwest Passage.

• He hoped to spread his religion and could not

• He discovered gold.