Early European Explorers

Match the following

• First to see the Mississippi River

• Vasco Nunez

• Found the Pacific Ocean

• Henry Hudson

• Found the Hudson River and Bay

• John Cabot

• Found the Caribbean Islands

• Hernando de Soto

• Explored Canada

• Christopher Columbus

Match the following

• Help establish whaling and fur trading

• Jaques Cartier

• He was looking for gold

• Christopher Columbus

• The king and queen funded his trip

• Henry Hudson

• Explored St. Lawrence River

• John Cabot

• provided information for making maps

• Hernando de Soto

Which Explorer found the Pacific Ocean after wandering through the Panama Jungle?

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• John Cabot

• Henry Hudson

Which explorer was looking for gold in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi?

• Hernando de Soto

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

• John Cabot

This invention allowed sailors to explore without having to rely on the sun and stars.

• Gold

• Lightbulb

• Compass

• Maps

Why did the Europeans want to explore?

• Because they wanted gold

• Because they wanted to spread their religion

• Because they wanted more land

• All of these answers are correct

What two items were traded between the Native Americans and Explorers?

• Copper and Gold

• Tools and Fur

• Water and Milk

• Fur and Trees

Which one is NOT an obstacle that explorers faced?

• Limited maps

• disease and starvation

• lack of supplies

• Lots of money

What did the Explorers and Native Americans disagreed about?

• Water

• The Sun

• Land

• Fur

This explorer established whaling and fur trading

• Jacques Cartier

• John Cabot

• Henry Hudson

• Christopher Columbus