Explorers Study Guide
What country sponsored John Cabot’s exploration? England
Who sponsored Columbus’ exploration? Spain
Who sponsored Jacques Cartier’s exploration? France
Who sponsored Henry Hudson’s exploration? The Dutch and the English
Who sponsored Balboa’s exploration? Spain
Who sponsored Ponce de Leon’s exploration? Spain
Who was looking for a Northwest Passage? Henry Hudson John Cabot Jacque Cartier
Who was trying to find the Fountain of Youth? Ponce de Leon
Who was the first to search for a route west to the Indies? Columbus
Who was searching for riches and first sighted the Pacific Ocean from America? Balboa
What bodies of water were named after the Dutch and English sponsored explorer? Hudson Bay Hudson River
What made Balboa’s trip more difficult? The mountains and jungles of Panama
Which three explorers were known for unhappy crew members? Henry Hudson Christopher Columbus John Cabot
Which explorer claimed Florida for Spain but was attacked by Indians? Ponce de Leon
Whose obstacles included cold climate with frozen waters? Henry Hudson Jacques Cartier
Which explorer claimed east Canada for France and explored the St Which explorer claimed east Canada for France and explored the St. Lawrence River?? Jacques Cartier
Put the explorers in chronological order of exploration Columbus Cabot Balboa & Ponce de Leon Jacques Cartier Henry Hudson
What explorers were born in Spain? Balboa Ponce de Leon
What explorers were born in Italy? Columbus John Cabot
What explorer was born in France? Jacques Cartier
What explorer was born in England? Henry Hudson
What are some obstacles faced by the explorers? Rough seas Inaccurate maps Bad weather Unhappy crews Searching for non-existent things Sickness and disease Unfriendly natives
What title did Columbus receive? Why was he called that? The Great Navigator He found the best possible sea routes from Europe to the Americas
Whose book inspired Columbus? Marco Polo
Who is America named after? Why? Amerigo Vespucci He published writing that said he thought Columbus and Cabot had discovered a new continent
Which explorers were trying to go to the FAR EAST? Who made it? Marco Polo- made it Christopher Columbus- didn’t make it John Cabot- didn’t make it Dias- didn’t make it De Gama- made it Cartier- didn’t make it Hudson- didn’t make it
Who made the first proven sea voyage to the Americas? The Vikings