Question | Answer |
John Cabot - Reason for exploration | Italian Explorer. Hired by the kind of England to find a shorter route to Asia. |
John Cabot - Obstacles to Exploration | Sickness, death, did not know where they were going |
John Cabot - Accomplishments | They found so much fish that dried the fish and shipped it to Europe |
Vasco Nunes de Balboa - Reason for exploration | To find a shorter way to Asia |
Vasco Nunes de Balboa - Obstacles of Exploration | No food |
Vasco Nunes de Balboa - Accomplishments | Crossed the Isthmas and was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean |
Juan Ponce de Leon - REasons for Exploration | Spanish (from Spain). Searching for gold and the fountain of youth. |
Juan Ponce de Leon - Obstacles to Exploration | Desease spread sickness and death |
Juan Ponce de Leon - Accomplishments | Found Florida and claimed the land of Florida for Spain. He named the land "La Florida" place of flowers. |
Christopher Columbus - Reasons for Exploration | Italian (from Italy) He was looking for India or the Indies (Asia) by sailing West. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella supported him |
Chirstopher Columbus - Obtacles to Exploration | No map, sickness, did not have the right navigation |
Chirstopher Columbus - Accomplishments | 4 voyages to the Americas and the Caribbean. He reached South America |
Henry Hudson - Reasons for Exploration | To find a shorter way to Asia and the North West passage |
Henry Hudson - Obstacles to Exploration | Ship froze, old and expired food |
Jacques Cartier - Reasons for Exploration | French (from France)To find a shorter way to Asia and to frind the Northwest Passage |
Jacques Cartier - Obstacles to Exploration | Fast moving waters |
Jacques Cartier - Accomplishments | First European that reached the land of Canada |