Explorers Flashcards
who came?
explores, traders, missionaries
where did they come from?
Spain, Frances, England, Holland, Portugal
Why? 3 G’s
God, glory, gold
who is Henry Hudson?
English, hired by the Dutch (Netherlands)
He was looking fro the NW passage. He didn’t find the nw passage but discovered the Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
Swedes built a colony, what state is it known as today?
Delaware
England sent who to search for riches and natives to convert christians.
Sir Walter Raleigh
The lost colony failed and disappeared.
Who is John White
Lead Roanoke
Russians explored and colonized what state? What did they trade? What else did they try to do with the natives?
Colonized -Alaska
They set up fur trade and tried to convert natives to christians.
The Spanish in North America were looking for? and 3g’s
gold and riches.
3 g’s= God, gold, glory
Columbus-
First explorer who looked for a shorter route to Asia. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain agreed to pay for the trip. In spring 1493, ran into new world he claimed for Spain.
Hispanolia
Columbus settlement-now called island of Haiti and Dominican Republic
Plantations
large land area where people grows a single crop like sugar cane. Sugar was exported to Europe
Slavery
Forced to work without pay. Natives were forced to work on plantations as slaves.
Why did Natives die?
The natives died from European diseases and they were overworked.
Spain explored the mainland look for what?
gold
Who is Spanish explorer Hernan Cortes?
Conquered Tenochitilan, the great Aztec city with
Who is Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa?
The first person to fine the New World and conquer the land. He claimed the ocean for Spain.
Who is Spanish Juan Ponce de Leon?
Spanish conquistador who discovered Florida and called it “la florida”.
Gold city people…
Cabeza de Vaca
all the cities of New Mexico, Arizona and California.
Priest Fray Marcos de Niza- what gold city?
New Mexico
Fransisco Coronado- gold city?
New Mexico
Explorer Pedro de Tovar-gold city?
Arizona
Explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo found what city?
California
Herando de Soto explored America from Florida to Arkansas
He was the first european to see the Mississippi River.
He was a priest and explorer.
What is a Viking?
The first Europeans to set foot on North America.
Viking Leif Eriksson ?
Viking Leif Eriksson was the first European to North America 1001 a.d. landed in Newfoundland, but did not stay.
Who is John Cabot?
From England to North America to look for Northwest Passage to Asia. Entered St. Lawrence and explored Newfoundland.
Spanish Armada?
a fleet of 130 ships that sailed to England
LaSalle?
Explored the Mississippi River and claimed Louisiana.
