Unit 8

sailed for England; explored Hudson Strait and Hudson Bay

• John Cabot
• Jacques Cartier
• Henry Hudson
• Ferdinand Magellan

sailed for France; explored the Gulf of St. Lawrence; settled Quebec

• Jacques Cartier
• Henry Hudson
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Samuel de Champlain

 sailed for Portugal; sailed around Africa and reached India

• Vasco da Gama
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Christopher Columbus
• Henry the Navigator

sailed for Portugal; reached the southern tip of Africa

• Christopher Columbus
• Vasco da Gama
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Bartolomeu Dias

 sailed for Spain; reached the Caribbean islands

• Ferdinand Magellan
• Hernán Cortés
• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

sailed for Spain; helped Pizzaro conquer Peru; later conquered Florida

• Hernan Cortes
• Juan de Salazar
• Hernando de Soto
• Francisco Pizarro

sailed for Spain; his crew circumnavigated the world

• Christopher Columbus
• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco da Gama

• James Cook

sailed for Spain; Explored the Caribbean and parts of Brazil; sailed part way up the Amazon River

• Ferdinand Magellan
• Amerigo Vespucci

• Vasco da Gama
• Christopher Columbus

 the reasons people take action or act in a particular way

• Expectations

• Personal beliefs

• Emotional responses and feelings.
• Motivations

competition between countries for political gain

• Political rivalry

• Military alliances
• Cultural exchange
• Economic competition