Study Guide Flashcards
Cortez
He was the Spanish who defeat the Astec people and claimed Mexico for Spain
Columbus
He sailed west to east and reached a new continent prevosley unknown to Europeaions. He claimed land for Spain. He looking for gold. Spain needed money to pay for the war. Queen Elizabeth in King fared in and gave him three ships
Ponce de Leon
He explored Florida looking for the fountion of youth
Magellan
He was a Portuguese captain who sailed for Spain. He gets credit for having his ship make the first trip all the way around the world even though he him self was killed before the ship returned to Europe.
Pizarro
He was a spanish exsporer explored Peru and conquered the inca empire
John Cabot
He sailed for king Henry of England traveled to what is now Newfoundland claimed land for England and told European about all the cod fish in the water of Newfoundland
Balboa
He was the first European to cross panama and see the pafic ocean. He claimed land for Spain
Amerigo Vespucci
This astronomer looked for a star in the southern skies that could guide sailors like the North Star did in the northern hemisphere. He exsplored the coast of Brazil. Stories of his travals were exaggerated. A German map maker put amerigos name on a map of the new world
Jacques Cartier
He was the first French explorer to sail up the st Lawrence river looking for the north west passage
Champlain
He was a French explorer who traveled in the Great Lakes region. He discoverd a lake that is now between Vermont and New York State. He started a fur trading post at Quebec
The Vikings
These people were excellent ship builders who traveled from Scandinavia and explored ice land Greenland and Newfoundland which they called vine land
Henry Hudson
He sailed for the Dutch east India company and explored a famous river near what is now New York. He also exsplored canda for the northwest passage. His crew to left him near the bay that is named for him
Sir Walter Raleigh
He sponsored several attempts to colonize virginia including the lost colony of Roanoke Virginia
