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Social Studies Unit2
European Explorers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was Christopher Columbus' home country and his country sponsoring the expedition? | Home Country - Italy Sponsoring Country - Spain |
| What was Christopher Columbus' reason for exploration? | Looking for a faster route to Asia |
| What were the obstacles Christopher Columbus faced? | No maps, No idea what he'd find, Scared crew, Native Americans |
| What were Christopher Columbus' accomplishments of exploration? | Revealed the existence of the Americas to Europe |
| What were the three ships used in Christopher Columbus' exploration? | Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria |
| What year did Christopher Columbus sail? | w1492 |
| What was Vasco Nunez de Balboa's home country and his country sponsoring the expedition? | Home Country - Spain Sponsoring Country - Spain |
| What was Vasco Nunez de Balboa's reason for exploration? | Looking for gold |
| What were the obstacles Vasco Nunez de Balboa faced? | Crossing jungles and mountains of Panama |
| What were Vasco Nunez de Balboa's accomplishments of exploration? | First Europeans to reach the Pacific Ocean from the East |
| What was Juan Ponce de Leon's home country and his country sponsoring the expedition? | Home Country - Spain Sponsoring Country - Spain |
| What was Juan Ponce de Leon's reason for exploration? | Looking for riches and the "fountain of youth" |
| What were the obstacles Juan Ponce de Leon faced? | Fighting Native Americans |
| What were Juan Ponce de Leon's accomplishments of exploration? | First European in Florida Discovered the Gulf Stream |
| What did Juan Ponce de Leon claim as Spanish territory? | Florida |
| What was John Cabot's home country and his country sponsoring the expedition? | Home Country - Italy Sponsoring Country - England |
| What was John Cabot's reason for exploration? | Looking for the way to get to Asia (later called the Northwest Passage) |
| What were the obstacles John Cabot faced? | Didn't have maps of he area and didn't know what he'd find |
| What were John Cabot's accomplishments of exploration? | Explored the eastern coast of Canada |
| What was Jacques Cartier's home country and his country sponsoring the expedition? | Home Country - France Sponsoring Country - France |
| What was Jacques Cartier's reason for exploration? | Looking for Northwest Passage and gold |
| What were the obstacles Jacques Cartier faced? | Very cold winter, No sailing route, and Disease among sailors |
| What were Jacques Cartier's accomplishments of exploration? | Explored eastern Canada and St. Lawrence River |
| What was Henry Hudson's home country and his country sponsoring the expedition? | Home Country - England Sponsoring Country - Netherlands |
| What was Henry Hudson's reason for exploration? | Looking for the Northwest Passage |
| What were the obstacles Henry Hudson faced? | No route, Cold winter, Crew mutinied and set him adrift in Hudson Bay |
| What were Henry Hudson's accomplishments of exploration? | Found the Hudson River and Hudson Bay |
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