European Explorers 5th Grade

Why did Juan Ponce de Leon travel around the Caribbean and Florida? Pick ALL that are correct.

• To find gold

• To find food

• To find new land

• To find friends

Which country was Juan Ponce de Leon from? Click on the country.

What was Hernando de Soto's main reason for exploring?

• to expand Spain's territory into America

• to find gold

• to find slaves

• to find food

Who explored to try to find the "Seven Cities of Gold"?

• Vasco da Gama

• Jacques Cartier

• Francisco Vazquez de Coronado

Because of a conflict of leadership, what happened to Vasco Nunez de Balboa?

• he was made rich

• he was executed

• he got sent back to his old country

Using the timeline with the map on slide 3, put these Spanish explorers in order based on the timeline.

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Hernando de Soto

• Francisco Vazquez de Coronado

Reorder the following

• King Henry VII of England wanted Cabot to claim new territories and goods for England, but his trip was unsuccessful.

• John Cabot was born in Italy and became good at sailing. He got an idea to find a new route to Asia.

• Cabot was given permission to sail again because he thought he had found a route to Asia. His ships were lost on that trip.

• On Cabot's next trip, he discovered land and lots of fish but they thought trade was more important.

Even though John Cabot was an Italian, he really explored for _______. (start with a capital)

Where did Sir Humphrey Gilbert start a colony?

• Montreal, Canada

• Toronto, Canada

• Newfoundland, Canada

• Vancouver, Canada

How did Bartolomeu Dias help to make it possible for sea trade between Europe and Asia?

• He made friends in both countries.

• He claimed both countries for Portugal.

• He proved that the Atlantic and Indian oceans were connected.