History 1.2 Flashcards
Who sponsored Jacques Cartier?
France
Where did Jacques Cartier explore
The gulf of St. Lawrence and the St. Lawrence river
Who Sponsored Henry Hudson?
Netherlands
Where did Henry Hudson explore?
Hudson Bay River and the East cost of US
Who sponsored Samuel de Champlain?
France
Where did Samuel De Champlain explore?
St. Lawrence River, Great Lakes, east coast south to Massachutttes
Who sponsored John Cabot?
England
Where did John Cabot explore?
Newfoundland and the east coast of US
Who sponsored Marquette and Jolliet-
France
Where did Marquette and Jolliet explore?
Mississippi River tributaries from lake Michigan to the Arkansas River
Who sponsored Sieur de la salle?
France
Where did Sieur de la salle explore?
Ohio River valley and the Mississippi River
Who was a sea dog, went around the world looting Spanish towns and ships?
Sir Francis Drake
Who were the Indigenous Nation that originally lived near New york?
Iroquois
Who were the wealthy Indigenous nation of Mexico?
Aztecs
Who was the viking leader of the first Europeans to land in America?
Leif Ericson
Who accidentally sailed into the Americas looking for Asia in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
Who organized voyages around Africa to India?
Henry the Navigator
Who led the first expedition around the world?
Ferdinand Magellan
Who explored Florida looking for the fountain of youth?
Ponce de Leon
Who fought to defeat Muslims in the Holy Land?
the Crusaders
Who visited China and wrote about it in the 1200s?
Marco Polo
True or False?
The French path of exploration went down the St. Lawrence River, across the Great Lakes and down the Mississippi River
TRUE
True or False
Spanish power kept other countries out of America until almost 1700
FALSE
True or False
New France’s most important product was food crops
FALSE
True or False
The Grand Banks was a fishing area near Newfoundland used by English and French ships
TRUE
True of False
Most Explorers were attracted by search for the Northwest Passage and for treasure
TRUE
True or False
Spain gained little or nothing from its lands in the New World
FALSE
True or False
Europeans wanted to reach Asia to get cotton and Opium
False
