European Explorers Review

Explorer that discovered the St. Lawrence River.

• John Cabot

• Henry Hudson

• Jacques Cartier

• Hernando de Soto

Has a river and bay named after him.

• Henry Hudson

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Ponce de Leon

• John Cabot

Helped get France rich with fur trade.

• John Cabot

• Jacques Cartier

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco de Balboa

Henry Hudson and John Cabot sailed for this country.

• Spain

• France

• England

• China

First explorer to see the Pacific Ocean from Panama.

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernado de Soto

• Hernan Cortez

Jacques Cartier continued France’s

search for a water route to Asia by

sailing up the ________.

• Gulf of Mexico

• Hudson Bay

• St. Lawrence River

• Mississippi River

First European to see the Pacific Ocean

• Ponce de Leon
• Cabot
• Balboa
• Columbus

Sailed for England and found Newfoundland

• Cabot
• Columbus
• Ponce de Leon
• Hudson

Explored and claimed for Spain what is now the state of Florida

• Cabot 
• Balboa
• Columbus
• Ponce de Leon

Has a river in New York named after him; he claimed it for the Dutch

• Balboa
• Cartier
• Columbus
• Hudson