Motivations for Exploration REVIEW

Discovered land now known as New York which led to a very important settlement.

• William Hilton

• Henry Hudson

• Sacagawea

• Daniel Boone

Motive: Explorers wanted to add more power and land to their country.

• Gold

• God

• Glory

Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire

• Marco Polo

• John Cabot

• Hernan Cortez

• Christopher Columbus

Who had many disputes with the explorers over the land?

• Old World

• New World

• trade routes

• Native Americans

Sacagawea

• Helped to find the Wilderness Road which inspired many Americans to make settlements out west.

• Discovered the Grand Canyon & Mississippi, but killed and captured natives as slaves.

• Discovered land in South Carolina, and helped to bring the plantation system to the New World

• Helped the men as they traveled west to establish peaceful relationships with Native American tribes.

Were the following countries part of the Old World or the New World?

England, France, Spain

• Old World

• New World

Motive: Explorers wanted to spread Christianity to the native peoples.

• Gold

• God

• Glory

This explorer wrote a book about his travels to Asia and the Silk Road.

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Hernan Cortez

• Marco Polo

Helped to find the Wilderness Road which inspired many Americans to make settlements out west.

• William Hilton

• Daniel Boone

• Henry Hudson

• Lewis & Clark

Motive: Explorers wanted to find riches such as furs, silk, and spices.

• Gold

• Glory

• God