Early European Explorers

European explorers were sent to the New World for

• gold, spices, and ships

• gold, land, and to convert the native peoples to Christianity

• silver, pearls, and slaves

• slaves, navigators, and cartographers

Jacques Cartier claimed the region that is now __________ for France.

• The United States

• Mexico

• Canada

• Cuba

Jacques Cartier discovered and named the country of..

• Honduras

• Canada

• United states

A route is:

• A group of people

• The course you take to get somewhere

• A map

• A colony

Match each word or phrase with its description. (015A). Credited with being the first to sail around the world

• James Cook

• Magellan

• Matthew F. Maury

• Ptolemy

• Vasco da Gama

Which country did Christopher Columbus explore for?

• China

• Canada

• Spain

• England

Columbus' ships were named:

• Piñata, Galley, and Pitache

• Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria

• Eenie, Meenie, and Minee

• Zabra, Caravel, and Urca

This explorer was the first to reach the Pacific Ocean. He was the first to see it.

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Amerigo Vespuci

• John Cabot

I set sail in 1492 in search for a quick way to Asia

and started the Age of Exploration.

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

• Hernando de Soto

• Jacques Cartier

I discovered the Hudson River, but I was abandoned by my crew.

• John Cabot

• Hernando de Soto

• Jacques Cartier

• Henry Hudson