Unit 3 - Explorers Review

Viking explorer; 1st European to set foot on N. America

• Lief Ericsson

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

realized it was a new continent and called it a "New World"; America is named for him

• Lief Ericsson

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

attempted to sail around the world but did not survive the expedition; left a crew member in Brazil and had another put to death due to attempted mutiny

• Lief Ericsson

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

went west looking for a shortcut to Asia; called native people "Indians" because he thought he was in the Indies; made 4 trips here but never realized he wasn't in the Indies

• Lief Ericsson

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

explored and named Canada for France; sailed up the St. Lawrence River; has a state park named for him in NY

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Jacques Cartier

• Henry Hudson

• Samuel de Champlain

was looking for the Northwest Passage in the Arctic Ocean; has a river in NY and a bay in Canada named after him; was set adrift by crew during a mutiny

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Jacques Cartier

• Henry Hudson

• Samuel de Champlain

was looking for the fountain of youth when he explored and named this state for its flowers

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Jacques Cartier

• Henry Hudson

• Samuel de Champlain

known as the "Father of Canada"; founded Canada's oldest city (Quebec); explored the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, and northern NY state; has a lake named after him between NY and Vermont

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Jacques Cartier

• Henry Hudson

• Samuel de Champlain