Ch. 5 Routes of Exploration to the New World

What were Jacques Cartier & Henry Hudson looking for on their explorations?

• The Seven Cities of Gold

• The Fountain of Youth

• The Northwest Passage

Why did many American Indians die from contagious diseases?

• They got tired of giving European settlers free food.

• They were exposed to diseases that spread very quickly.

• They were forced to work as slaves in the mines.

What effect did Christopher Columbus' first voyage have on future European explorations?

• it opened up a trade route that changed the history of the world.

• Many Native Americans moved to Europe.

• People did not think exploration was a good idea.

What were the 3 main MOTIVES (reasons) that the explorers had for wanting to explore? (Why did they explore?)

• to spread Christianity

• to find new kinds of foods

• to find silver and gold (gain wealth)

• to travel more

• to find a faster trade route to Asia (East Indies)

Why did the rulers of Spain want a shorter route to Asia (East Indies)?

• to send away their prisoners

• to study a different culture

• to get silk and spices

Explorers hoped to find a Northwest Passage that would lead them _________. (

• down the entire length of the Mississippi River.

• through North America to Asia.

• across the ice of the North Pole

There were 5 main IMPACTS (affects) that the explorers had on the world. What were the 5 IMPACTS?

• they spread contagious disease

• provide new information for maps created in Europe

• claim land for European countries

• to establish new settlements (colonies)

• mistreated or killed American Indians