Early Explorers Unit

In 1497, he set sail to find land and wealth for King Henry VII of England.

• John Cabot

• Henry Hudson

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Hernando Cortez

This explorer was trapped in the icy water and on last voyage his crew mutinied and left him on a rowboat, never to be seen again.

• John Cabot

• Henry Hudson

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Hernando Cortez

The ocean that Christopher Columbus crossed on his voyage.

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Indian

• Arctic

Explorers were trying to find a shortcut to _____________.

• Europe

• Africa

• Asia

• Antarctica

A navigational tool that early explorers used.

• Compass

• Pencil and Paper

• Ipad

• Computer

He was credited with finding America, but really didn't land in America. Wanted to find the East by sailing West. He was in search of finding Asia in 1492.

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Marco Polo

This man wrote about riches and gold in Asia. He is one of the main reasons so many countries and people wanted to find a route to Asia.

• Christopher Columbus

• Marco Polo

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Juan Ponce de Leon

His name was eventually used in naming the continents North and South America. He was the man who finally figured out they were not in Asia. He sailed down the coast of South America.

• John Cabot

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Christopher Columbus

He was a Spanish explorer who claimed land for Spain that is now the state of Florida. He was looking for the Fountain of Youth. He became the first Spanish explorer to set foot on land that became part of the United States.

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• John Cabot

• Ferdinand Magellan

His crew was the first to successfully sail around the entire world. He died in a battle in the Philippine Islands though.

• John Cabot

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci