Explorers Flashcards
Amundsen, Roald
Norwegian. the first to reach the South Pole and to fly over the North Pole
Balboa, Vasco Nunes de
Spanish. Pacific Ocean
Cartier, Jacques
French St. Lawrence river region
Cabot, John
English. Explored North America
Coronado, Francisco Vasquez de
Spanish. Mythical city of Cibola, SW region of the US
Cortes, Hernando
Spanish. Mexico and Aztec nation
de Soto, Hernando
Spanish. Cuba, Florida, SE region of the U.S.
Diaz, Bartolomeu
Portuguese. Cape of Good Hope
Drake, Sir Francis
British. Circumnavigated the globe; helped defeat the Spanish Armada
Hudson, Henry
British. Hudson River, Hudson Bay area
Magellan, Fernidad
Portuguese. The first to sail around the world
Marquette, Jacques
French. Discovered the Mississippi
Peary, Robert E
American. North Pole
Pizarro, Franciso
Spanish. Peru and Inca empire
Ponce de Leon, Juan
Spanish. First european explorer in Florida
Raleigh, Sir Walter
British. Eastern coast of U.S.
Scott, Robert
British. Antartica, South Pole
Vasquez de Coronado, Franciso
Spanish. First European to explore Arizona and New Mexicao
Vespucci, Amerigo
Italian. America was named after him. First to realize that Americas were a different continent than Asia.
