European Explorers

The explorer whose crew were the first to ever circumnavigate the world

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernan Cortes

• Ponce de Leon

The person who arrived in what is now Mexico and conquered the Aztecs

• John Cabot

• Ponce de Leon

• Samuel de Champlain

• Hernan Cortes

The people who were interested in fur trading with Native Americans and who learned Native Americans' languages and sometimes even married them were

• The Spanish Conquistadors

• The British/English

• The French

• The Dutch (Netherlands)

The first Missionaries came to the Americas to 

• find gold

• complete 10 missions

• trade with the Native Indians

• convert Natives to Christianity

Goals of the English, French and Dutch

• Circumnavigate the world before the Spanish

• Spread Catholicism to the New World

• Find a Northwest Passage to Asia

• Create colonies in Mesoamerica

What was a conquistador?

• helped the natives set up forts

• spread religion

• explored North America

• Spanish conquerer

Based off of this stamp, who would have explored this area?

• Hernando de Soto

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Henry Hudson

Which option was NOT a reason for European exploration?

• Gold

• Glory

• God

• Gravy

Why was it difficult for early explorers to plan their journeys to the Americas?

• They had no ships

• They had no maps

• They had no skills to find food

• They didn't have enough money

What would be the challenge of trying to explore region 1?

• It is too hot

• It is too humid

• It is too rainy

• It is too cold