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5th gr explorers
exploring the New World
Question | Answer |
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Conquestadores | Spanish Explorers |
Northwest Passage | A faster sea route from Europe to Asia through North America that the explorers hoped to find. |
Contagious Diseases | Sicknesses that spread quickly among people. Europeans brought diseases to American Indians. |
East Indies | Southeast Asia, including India, Indonesia, and Malaysia |
Colony | A settlement ruled by another country, not by its own people |
1682 - Robert de La Salle | Claimed the Mississippi River and the lands around it for France |
1609 - Henry Hudson | Hudson sailed up a river in North America and claimed land for Holland. The Hudson River is named for him. |
1497 - John Cabot | Sailed to the eastern coast of Canada. Claimed the land for England. |
1493 to 1521 - Juan Ponce de Leon | Sailed with Columbus to the New World. Settled on an island called Hispaniola. Explored the islands and Florida. |
1492 - Christopher Columbus | Sailed for Spain and claimed Carribean island |