Exploration-Jocelyn

China and India had __________ and other goods that Europeans wanted.

Christopher Columbus had an idea, he wanted to find a shorter way to get to the _____________.

When Columbus sailed west in 1492, he did not find________

Instead of Finding China, Columbus found_____________

Columbus sailed on to the islands of ____________.

Hernando De Soto looked for cities of gold in the New World. In 1539, he began to search for the seven golden cities of Cibola. He died during the search. A man named ​ (a)   took over the search in 1540. Neither of the men ever found the fabled cities. They did explore a lot of America's South.​

• Coronado
• Columbus

The ​ (a)   were the first to start exploring the New World. Soon ​ (b)   and joined in. They all wanted to find a quick way to China. The race was on to find the best trade route!

• Spanish
• France and Britain

First, the British sent ____________ He made his first trip in 1497. He did not find a way to China, but he did explore the coast of Canada.

sailed up the St. Lawrence River for France in 1534. It was a few years before the British were busy again.

Match the following

• hilton head charleston settlements

• The Netherlands and England

  Henry Hudson

• Kentucky

  wilderness road, move west

• Lewis and Clark Sacagewea

  United States

• SW united states

  grand canyon, Mississip

• Daiel Boone

  USA

• WW Expansio

  Thomas Jefferson explore west

• Spain

  Fransisco Coronado

  Hernando Desoto

• New york,

• England William Willion Henry Woodward