1. Big Ten Explorers

2. Columbus Sailed west to Indies Landed on the Bahamas
Sailed for Spain (King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

3. Magellan Searched for passage to Pacific Ocean
Sailed through “straits of Magellan”
Died in Philippines
Crew lst to circumnavigate the world

4. Cabot Sailed for England Landed on coast of New-foundland
Gave England claim to North America

5. Ponce de Leon 1st to land on the mainland of North America (Florida)
Looking for “fountain of youth”
Established St. Augustine, Florida

6. De Soto Sailed for Spain
Explored Mississippi River – Present-day Oklahoma

7. Coronado Looking for fabled seven cities of gold
Explored present-day Arizona and New Mexico

8. Cortes Spanish Conquistador
Conquered Aztec empire under rule of Montezuma II

9. Balboa Spanish Explorer
Claimed Pacific Ocean and all adjoining lands for Spain

10. Pizzaro
Conquered the Inca Empire

11. Vespucci Amerigo Vespucci Map maker
First to call America a “new world”.
America was named after him

12. Columbian Exchange
From America –
Corn

13. Potatoes

14. Beans

15. Chocolate

16. Buffalo

17. Beaver

18. Parrots

19. From Europe -
Oranges

20. Onion

21. Sheep

22. Horses

23. Cattle

24. Honeybees

25. Pigs

26. Chickens

27. Diseases
Small Pox

28. Influenza

29. Measles