Explore

I was sponsored by King Henry VII of England to explore west. I thought I’d found Asia, but I really landed in Newfoundland (Canada).

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Samuel de Champlain

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

I am known for leading the first expedition around the world.

• Marco Polo

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Prince Henry

• Amerigo Vespucci

I explored what is now the Southeastern United States and became the first explorer to see the Mississippi River.

• Hernando de Soto

• Francisco Pizarro

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Ferdinand Magellan

I am a French explorer who explored North America and was appointed as governor of New France.

• Marco Polo

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Hernando Cortes

• Samuel de Champlain

Marco Polo

• Founded Americas

• Created the Middle Passage

• Explored Asia and wrote a book about it
  

• Explored Africa

What were the 3 reasons for exploration?

• Gold, Gravity, Gems

• God, Glory, gold

• Gum, Glory,

Why did many explorers look for the Northwest Passage?

• to find gold

• to claim land for their country

• to find a quicker route to Asia

• to search for the coldest climate

I was a French explorer who was looking for the Northwest Passage. I didn’t find it, but I did explore the St. Lawrence River.

• Giovanni da Verrazzano

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Jacques Cartier

• Henry Hudson

I sailed west in hopes of finding Asia. I am given credit for discovering “The New World” now known as America.

• Giovanni Verrazano

• Christopher Columbus

• Samuel de Champlain

•  Amerigo Vespucci

Who was Alonso Alvarez de Pineda?

• He was an explorer who found gold

• He became the first explorer to reach present-day Texas.

• He sailed across the Indian Ocean.

• He learned how to speak Spanish.