A route to India to trade spices Gold mines in California The Fountain of Youth The Northwest Passage

Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer trying to find a route to India to trade spices. Through his voyages, he also hoped to spread his religion and find wealth and fame. In 1492, with the help of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, he set sail with his three ships, the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. He landed in San Salvador in the Bahamas.

A route to India to trade spices Gold mines in California The Fountain of Youth The Northwest Passage

Juan Ponce De León was a Spanish explorer in search of the fabled Fountain of Youth as well as riches. In 1513, he set sail from Puerto Rico. While he never found the Fountain, he landed near St. Augustine, Florida, and was the first European explorer to set foot in Florida.

Circumnavigated the globe Explored Canada Opened many fur trading outposts across North America Transported colonists and supplies from England to Jamestown

Christopher Newport was an English explorer who took many trips to the English colony at Jamestown, Virginia. He helped transport supplies and colonists. Between 1606 and 1611, he made five trips to Jamestown.

Fur- Trading Outposts Indigenous people he could convert to Catholicism The Fountain of Youth The Northwest Passage

Jacques Cartier was a French explorer who was in search of the Northwest Passage, a pathway that supposedly cut through North America to the Pacific Ocean. He made three voyages between 1534 and He landed near Quebec, Canada, and explored the St. Lawrence River, however he never found a Northwest Passage.