Explorers

Question 1

New World

Answer 1

The European name for lands in the Western Hemisphere, including North and South America. The Americas were a “new’’ world for the Europeans, but not for the native peoples who already lived there.

Question 2

Explorers

Answer 2

People who travel to new and unfamiliar places in order to learn what these places are like and describe them with words, pictures and maps.

Question 3

Ponce de León

Answer 3

He explored the area called Floridah. Ponce de León named the land Florida and claimed it for Spain.
He was looking for the Fountain of Youth
He was a Spanish nobleman
Once Ponce de León arrived in the New World, he settled on a Caribbean island named Hispaniola (today divided into the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic).
In 1506, Ponce de León explored an island named Borinquen (soon to be renamed Puerto Rico). There he heard many stories about gold and also he heard about the fountain of youth

Question 4

Age of Exploration

Answer 4

A time of history when people from Europe traveled faraway and unfamiliar places, such as Africa and the Americas, in order to learn about them and make maps of them. The Age of Exploration began in the late 1400s and continued through the 1500s.

Question 5

Europeans

Answer 5

Became wealthy from all the gold, silver, and furs that they obtained from the Native Americans

Question 5

Native Americans

Answer 5

The Native Americans caught diseases when they traded with the Europeans such as smallpox. Others died because they were forced to labor in mines and on farms

NA learn to use new tools,utensils ,weapons

Question 6

European diet changed

Answer 6

They discovered corn, cocoa, and tomatoes

Question 7

Cortés 2

Answer 7

He conquered the country called Mexico

He conquered the Aztecs

Question 8

Conquistadors

Answer 8

Conquistador means “conqueror”

Spanish explorer who came to the Americas in the 1500s and claimed large areas of land for Spain

Question 9

Balboa 2

Answer 9

He learned of the sea from the natives
Balboa arrived at the Isthmus of Panama as a stowaway
He traveled 45 miles to reach the Pacific Ocean from the Atlantic Ocean
He discovered a ocean he called the South Sea

Question 10

Northwest Passage

Answer 10

the supposed route across the northern part of North America that Europeans were looking for but never found

Question 11

Henry Hudson

Answer 11

England kept searching for a northern sea route to Asia, as did the country called Holland or the Netherlands. While sailing along the Atlantic coast of North America, Hudson and his men entered a narrow harbor. From there, Hudson saw a gigantic body of water leading north. Believing that this was the Northwest Passage, Hudson sailed up the waterway. When the water became too shallow for his boat, Hudson realized that it was only a river. (Today, this is called the Hudson River.) But his voyage gave Holland a claim in North America. In 1610, the East India Company paid Hudson to cross the Atlantic again. Reaching Canada, Hudson sailed farther north. He passed through a long, narrow strait into a large body of water, and he was sure that he had reached the Pacific Ocean. But, sailing down the coast, he found no opening. Then the waters froze, trapping the ship for the winter. In fact, Hudson had not reached the Pacific. The large body of water was a bay, which is now called Hudson Bay. In the spring, the crew rebelled once again. This time, they set Hudson, his son, and seven others afloat in a small boat. Hudson was never seen again, but his voyage did give England a claim to eastern Canada.

Question 12

What made exploration easy in the 15 century

Answer 12

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However, in the 1400s, people knew less about the geography of the world than is known today. Columbus believed that Earth was much smaller than it is and that it had only one ocean. He

Question 13

Contagious Diseases

Answer 13

A contagious disease is a sickness that can be passed to other people. For example, smallpox thymus,diphtheria,influenza,measles,malaria,whooping cough

Question 14

Robert de La Salle

Answer 14

In 1681, La Salle set out in a canoe to travel down the Mississippi River. When he reached the mouth of the Mississippi River, he named the vast region he had crossed Louisiana, for the French king.
Although most of the colonists died, La Salle had given France a claim to the entire Mississippi Valley.

Question 15

Reason for exploration and food taken to the old word from the new world

Answer 15

Some Europeans sailed to the Americas to spread religion. Others came to claim new lands and wealth for their countries.

Question 16

Explain how the Colombian exchange was mutually beneficial to America and Europe

Answer 16

Nations in Europe wanted to find better trade routes to obtain the spices and silks of Asia. The Portuguese tried to reach Asia by sailing around the southern tip of Africa. However, in the 1400s, people knew less about the geography of the world than is known today. Columbus believed that Earth was much smaller than it is and that it had only one ocean. He thought he could reach Asia faster by sailing west across the Atlantic.

Question 17

Which country was the most successful sponsor of the expedition to the new world?

Answer 17

The country was Spain

Question 18

Christopher Columbus

Answer 18

In 1492, Christopher Columbus landed on a Caribbean island and claimed it for Spain. He did not know that he had reached the New World. While Columbus did not find many riches on his journey, his expeditions opened up a trade route that changed the history of the world. More Spanish explorers followed and planted Spain’s flag on other lands in the area.

Question 19

Explain two positive impacts and two negative impaacts of the European exploration

Answer 19

They did accomplish a lot. They found new trade routes, helped mapmakers draw more accurate maps of the world, and opened the way for settlers.
However, they also caused harm. They fought with American Indians who opposed them. They enslaved tribes and forced them to work in mines and on farms. The Europeans also carried diseases that spread quickly among people.

Question 20

Cabot

Answer 20

On June 24, Cabot reached the eastern coast of present-day Canada. He claimed the land for England.
Like Columbus, Cabot never knew that he had reached a continent unknown to Europeans. But his voyage helped open the way for English settlers to North America.

Question 20

Hernando Cortés

Answer 20

In 1519, Hernán Cortés a Spanish nobleman living in Cuba, sailed to Mexico in search of adventure and wealth.
Cortés arrived at a time when the Aztecs expected one of their gods, Quetzalcoatl to return. Stories say that the Aztec emperor, Montezuma II, thought Cortés might be this god and sent him gifts of gold. This made Cortés eager to conquer the Aztecs.
Although the Aztecs put up a strong defense, they were defeated in 1521, and Cortés claimed their lands for Spain.

Question 20

Cartier

Answer 20

In 1521, Spanish explorers reached Asia by sailing around the southern tip of South America.
In 1534, the French king sent an experienced sailor and navigator, Jacques Cartier (zhahk cahr-TYAY), to find the Northwest Passage, a faster sea route from Europe to Asia through North America. Cartier sailed west to Newfoundland, in present-day Canada and entered a large gulf through a strait, or a narrow waterway between two large land areas. He claimed the surrounding land for France. Ju
Cartier named the river the St. Lawrence. With American Indian guides, he sailed as far as presentday Quebec, until his ship co
Still, Cartier had staked France’s claim in North America. Over sixty years later, New France had its first permanent settlers.