Explorers Flashcards
Balboa
Found the Pacific Ocean
Ponce de Leon
Florida, and the fountain of youth
Jacques Cartier
Explored the St.lawrence river
Magellan
Sailed the whole way around the world
Spanish claimed land where?
Texas, Mexico, Central America, and South America
Spanish beat who?
Aztec, Maya, and Inca people
Spanish was what
They were powerful in the 1500 the most powerful in that time because of there colonies in America
What were the French looking for?
For a north west passage
French made money by
They discovered earning money by selling stuff for fur
Where did they make colonies?
In Canada near along the Mississippi and some on Quebec
How they changed the world
People in Europe and Africa and Asia learned about the Pacific Ocean and the new continents ( which help them discover)
Where did the Europeans settled where?
North ans South America
Columbia exchange
They got plants and some new food such as Tomatoes Potatoes Chocolate, Pigs Horses and barley