SS Explorers Word Scramble
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Explorer | Goals of Exploration | Claim to Fame | Country | Success of Trip |
Bartholomeu Dias | New water route to Indies | First to sail to tip of Africa (Cape of Good Hope) | Portugal | Yes |
Vasco Da Gama | New water route to Indies | First to sail to tip of Africa (Cape of Good Hope) and on to India | Portugal | Yes |
Ferdinand Magellan | Sail around the world | First to circumnavigate the world. Crew made it, but he didn't. Discovered Magellan's Strait, Magellanic Penguin, and dwarf galaxy | Spain | Yes/No |
Amerigo Vespucci | Land, map new lands | Mapped N. and S. America. Proved that Columbus did not go to Asia | Spain | Yes |
Vasco Nunez de Balboa | Wealth, fame, and land | First European to see Pacific Ocean, named it Pacific after crossing Panama | Spain | Yes/No |
Hernan Cortez | Wealth, fame, and land | Conquered the Aztec nation | Spain | Yes/No |
John Cabot | Wealth, fame, land, and find the Northwest Passage | Made the land claim for England that would become U.S.A. and Canada | England | Yes/No |
Francisco Pizarro | Wealth, fame, and land | Conquered the Inca nation | Spain | Yes/No |
Juan Ponce de Leon | Wealth, fame, land, find Fountain of Youth | Discovered Florida, governor of Puerto Rico | Spain | Yes/No |
Samuel de Champlain | Wealth, fame, land, and find the Northwest Passage | Founded the settlement of Quebec in Canada | France | Yes |
Hernando de Soto | Wealth, fame, and land | Explored the Mississippi River area | Spain | Yes/No |
Henry Hudson | Find the Northwest Passage | Started New Amsterdam (today NYC), had a river and a bay named after him | Dutch/English | Yes/No |
Francisco Coronado | Wealth, fame, land, find 7 Cities of Gold | Found new lands in southwestern U.S. and discovered Grand Canyon | Spain | Yes/No |
Sir Francis Drake | Find NW Passage, expand trade, establish settlements | Claimed land for England that would become Oregon, raided Spanish settlements | England | Yes/No |
Jacques Cartier | Find the Northwest Passage | Explored St. Lawrence River, founded Montreal | France | Yes/No |
Marco Polo | Looking for riches | Wrote book about Asia, kick started Age of Exploration | Italy | Yes |
Christopher Columbus | Prove earth is round, fame and wealth | First to sail to New World | Spain | Yes/No |
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