KWA Exploration of Americas

Which was not a reason for Europeans to explore the Americas?

• Need for resources

• Find gold

• Find land

• Find faster route to China/India

• Die at sea

Reorder the following Explorers from earliest (who was first) to latest.

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Christopher Columbus

• Vikings

Match the following Explorers with their Nationality

• English

• Christopher Columbus

• French

• Hernan Cortes

• Spanish

• Henry Hudson

• Italian

• Jacques Cartier

Which of these Explorers was NOT Spanish?

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Hernan Cortes

• Fransisco Vasquez de Coronado

• Christopher Columbus

Match the following images with its explorer

• Vikings

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• Robert de La Salle

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• Henry Hudson

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• Hernan Cortes

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Match the Explorer

• Sailed for Spain, Landed in Caribbean in 1492

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Italian looking for route to Asia, Explored the coast of Newfoundland

• Jacques Cartier

• Sailers and Warriors from Scandinavia

• Christopher Columbus

• Wrote a popular book, continents named after him

• John Cabot

• Named and claimed Canada for France

• Vikings

Match the Explorer

• Claimed Louisiana for French

• Robert de La Salle

• Searched for mythical "7 Cities of Gold" and claimed land for Spain

• Henry Hudson

• Americans who explored Beijing and settled at Kaiwen

• Mr. Beagle and Galbraith

• Claimed river and modern New York for Dutch

• Hernan Cortez

• Conquered Azteks and claimed Mexico for Spain

• Fransisco Vasquez de Coronado

What did Christopher Columbus NOT do?

• Tried to reach Asian

• Landed in Caribbean Islands

• Claimed land for Spain

• Conquered Mayans

Which description does NOT match Juan Ponce de Leon?

• Spanish Explorer & governor of Puerto Rico

• Searched for mythical "Fountain of Youth"

• Claimed Florida for Spain

• Made 3 voyages to explore Canada

Which description does NOT match Fransisco Vasquez de Coronado?

• Spanish Explorer & Conquistador

• 1st European to see the Grand Canyon & American Southwest

• Claimed land north of Mexico for Spain

• Explored & established forts from Great Lakes down the Mississippi River