How Did They DIE???

This explorer was French. He travelled with a partner. Nobody knows how he died. He left on an explorer mission, never to be heard from again.

• Marquette

• LaSalle

• Joliet

• Champlain

This man sailed for the Spanish. He was beheaded by a political rival.

• Columbus

• Vespucci

• Ponce de Leon

• Balboa

This man was from Italy. He sailed for the Spanish. He suffered with arthritis, but died of a heart attack.

• Columbus

• Vespucci

• Marco Polo

• Magellan

This explorer traveled around Florida. He and his men were attacked by Native American warriors. Many men were wounded by arrows. This man died from his injury.

• DeSoto

• Ponce de Leon

• Estevanico

• Vespucci

This man was from Italy. He sailed for Spain. He died of a disease that comes from mosquito bites. The disease is called malaria.

• Ponce de Leon

• Marco Polo

• Vespucci

• Columbus

This man was one of Prince Henry's star students. He was lost at sea.

• Dias

• DaGama

• King of Spain

• Estevanico

This man was French. He named Louisana after King Louis of France. He was killed by his own men.

• Champlain

• LaSalle

• Cartier

• daGama

This man was a missionary. He died of dysentery, a terrible stomach illness.

• LaSalle

• Champlain

• all of these answers

• Marquette

This man was one of Prince Henry's star students. He followed the path of Dias, then successfully made it all the way to the Indies. It is believed that he overworked himself and died of exhaustion.

• Prince Herny

• King of Spain

• all of these answers

• daGama