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Early Explorers 5th
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Marco Polo | an Italian merchant who began a journey from Italy across Europe and Asia to China to trade goods; wrote a book about his journey which increased Europeans' interest in Asia |
| Prince Henry | a Portugese man who believed sailors could find a new route to Asia by sailing south around the tip of Africa and then northeast to Asia |
| Vasco da Gama | Portugese explorer who became the first European to sail around Africa to Asia |
| Christopher Columbus | thought he could travel to Asia by crossing the Atlantic Ocean; arrived in the Caribbean Sea and named San Salvador |
| Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand | were looking for ways to expand Spain's power; paid for Columbus's expedition west over the Atlantic |
| John Cabot | landed in Newfoundland on the coast of present-day Canada; claimed the land for England |
| Pedro Alvares Cabrel | landed in present-day Brazil; claimed the land for Portugal |
| Jacques Cartier | explored part of the St. Lawrence River; claimed the surrounding land that is now part of Canada for France |
| Henry Hudson | hired by the Dutch and then the English to find a water route across North America to Asia; explored a large river in present-day New York and large bay in northern Canada, both are named after him |
| Hernan Cortes | Spanish explorer who landed on the east coast of Mexico; planned to conquer the region, claim the land for Spain, and take the gold back |
| Moctezuma | Aztec ruler |
| Francisco Vasquez de Coronado | led an expedition north or Mexico in search of gold; did not find gold but claimed large areas of what is now southeastern U.S. for Spain |
| Hernando de Soto | explored present-day Florida and claimed land for Spain |
| Samuel de Champlain | sent by the king of France to present-day Canada; started fur trading on the St. Lawrence River and called his settlement Quebec |
| John White | Englishman who tried to settle Roanoke; 3 years after leaving for supplies, all the settlers disappeared when he returned |
| King James I | a fort was built on the river banks in present-day Virginia; the colony was named Jamestown after him |
| John Smith | took command of Jamestown |
| John Rolfe | learned from local American Indians that tobacco grew well in Virginia; people were willing to pay a high price for this discovery |
| Pocahontus | daughter of the Powhatan's leader who married John Rolfe; because of this marriage peace was made between the American Indians and the English for a short time |
| William Bradford | govenor of Plymouth; agreed to piece with Massasoit |
| Massasoit | leader of the Wampanoag; agreed to piece with William Bradford |
| Squanto | American Indian who visited the Pilgrims; spoke English so he could communicate with the English |
| John Winthrop | a lawyer who was the first govenor of the new colony |
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