European Explorers 5th Grade

Why did Juan Ponce de Leon travel around the Caribbean and Florida? Pick ALL that are correct.

• To find gold

• To find food

• To find new land

• To find friends

Which country was Juan Ponce de Leon from? Click on the country.

What was Hernando de Soto's main reason for exploring?

• to expand Spain's territory into America

• to find gold

• to find slaves

• to find food

Who explored to try to find the "Seven Cities of Gold"?

• Vasco da Gama

• Jacques Cartier

• Francisco Vazquez de Coronado

Because of a conflict of leadership, what happened to Vasco Nunez de Balboa?

• he was made rich

• he was executed

• he got sent back to his old country

Using the timeline with the map on slide 3, put these Spanish explorers in order based on the timeline.

• Francisco Vazquez de Coronado

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Hernando de Soto

Reorder the following

• On Cabot's next trip, he discovered land and lots of fish but they thought trade was more important.

• Cabot was given permission to sail again because he thought he had found a route to Asia. His ships were lost on that trip.

• John Cabot was born in Italy and became good at sailing. He got an idea to find a new route to Asia.

• King Henry VII of England wanted Cabot to claim new territories and goods for England, but his trip was unsuccessful.

Even though John Cabot was an Italian, he really explored for _______. (start with a capital)

Where did Sir Humphrey Gilbert start a colony?

• Montreal, Canada

• Toronto, Canada

• Newfoundland, Canada

• Vancouver, Canada

How did Bartolomeu Dias help to make it possible for sea trade between Europe and Asia?

• He made friends in both countries.

• He claimed both countries for Portugal.

• He proved that the Atlantic and Indian oceans were connected.