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6th SS Ch 3 Sec 2
6th grade social studies Chapter 3 section 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| John Cabot, an Italian, sailed for this country | England |
| John Cabot's real name | Giovanni Caboto |
| Who hired John Cabot? | King Henry VII |
| Why did King Henry hire John Cabot? | Compete for land and wealth |
| In May 1497 Cabot and how many sailors set a course north of Columbus' first route | 18 |
| Where did Cabot land? | The cost of Newfoundland (Canada) |
| Where did Cabot think he landed? | Asia |
| Amerigo Vespucci was | Italian |
| He didn't believe that Columbus or Cabot found | Asia |
| Amerigo Vespucci thought the world was | Larger than imagined |
| In 1507 this mapmaker made a new map with the new lands | Martin Walseemuller |
| The new land that was named after America Vespucci | South America |
| Who landed in South America? | Amerigo Vespucci |
| Vasco Nunez de Balboa was | Spanish |
| Who was one of the first to settle in the Americas | Vasco Nunez de Balboa |
| Why did Vasco Nunez de Balboa jump onto a ship and go to Columbia? | He was not good at farming and owed lots of money to people |
| Vasco Nunez de Balboa helped steal land from | Native Tribes |
| Vasco Nunez de Balboa started a settlement in the area of | Panama |
| in 1513 Vasco Nunez de Balboa crossed Panama to reach the | Pacific Ocean |
| Ferdinand Magellan was | Portuguese |
| Which country did Ferdinand Magellan sail for? | Spain |
| How many ships set sail with Ferdinand Magellan in 1519? | 5 |
| How many sailors accompanied Ferdinand Magellan on his expedition in 1519? | 250 |
| Where did Ferdinand Magellan said to? | The tip of South America |
| Why did Ferdinand Magellan name the Pacific Ocean (Peaceful) | It was calm compared to the Atlantic |
| Ferdinand Magellan thought he could cross the Pacific in a few days. how long did it take? | 3 months |
| Why did Magellans sailors die during the expedition? | Illness or hunger |
| Where did Magellan die? | A battle in the Philippines |
| One of Magellans' ships made it back to Spain in 1522 after | Sailing around the world |