Explorers

Question 1

Jacques Cartier

Answer 1

Sponsored by France
Explored Canada, Quebec, and golf of St.Lawrence
Paved way for French exploration of n. America
Befriended and created problems with natives.

Question 2

Samuel de Champlain

Answer 2

Sponsored by France
Explored West Indies, Canada, cape cod, and coast of England.
Europeans gained knowledge and a peace treaty.
Befriended natives and fought the Iroquois.

Question 3

Christopher Columbus

Answer 3

Sponsored by France
Explored the Bahamas and America
Europeans gained wealth and knowledge.
Brought natives back to Spain as slaves and then killed them

Question 4

Hernan Cortes

Answer 4

Sponsored by Cuba
Explored Mexico’s east coast, Cozumel, headed for Aztec capital.
With Aztec slave labor, men became wealthy. They gained wealth, religion, and knowledge.
Natives got diseases like measles and small pox.

Question 5

Henry Hudson

Answer 5

Sponsored by Moscavy company // holland?
North Pole, Japan, Maine, Massachusetts, and the Hudson River.
Gained know leg of the New World
Was negative towards natives.

Question 6

Francisco Pizarro

Answer 6

Sponsored by Spain
Explored Panema, Western coast of South America.
Gained wealth and knowledge of Incas.
Spanish destroyed Inca empire. Ruled Incas for 10 years.

Question 7

Hernando de Soto

Answer 7

Sponsored by Spain
Explored Cuba and south eastern United States.
Gained wealth, knowledge and land.
Had battles with the Indians

Question 8

Amerigo Vespucci

Answer 8

Sponsored by Portugal.
Explored Brazil and the West Indies.
Discovered Rio de Janeiro.
First voyage, he captured 200 native Americans to be used as slaves.