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Name:________________________ E uropean Explorers: Date:_______________ Christopher Columbus Home Country Italy Country that Sponsored Spain (request denied by Portugal) Exploration Reasons for Exploration Believed sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean would be a faster route to Asia (spices/gold/other trade) Dates of Exploration 4 trips: (1492-­‐1493), (1493-­‐1496), (1498-­‐1500), (1502-­‐1504) Route(s) of Exploration Sailed west across the Atlantic Ocean and landed on Islands in the Caribbean Impact/ Important Discoveries •
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Bonus Info He “discovered” American and its native people Believed he landed in the Indies Claimed San Salvador for Spain Seen as a hero when he returned • Never believed the world was flat • Received 10% of profits (money) from Spain • Believed he would be successful because he thought the world was smaller than it really was. Name:________________________ E uropean Explorers: Date:_______________ Francisco Vasquez de Coronado Home Country Spain Country that Sponsored Spain (He was governor of New Spain, which is now Exploration Mexico) Reasons for Exploration He led an expedition from New Spain (Mexico) north across the Rio Grande River to try to find the “Seven Golden Cities” Dates of Exploration 1540 Route(s) of Exploration Up the west coast of New Spain (Mexico), across the Rio Grande River, through the American Southwest (what is now Arizona, New Mexico, and the Great Plains) Impact/ Important Discoveries • First European to visit the Grand Canyon • He never discovered gold and returned to New Spain disappointed • He was originally considered a failure, but his expeditions are now important to us and many cities and towns in the Southwest region are named after him. • Had violent encounters with Native American tribes on his expedition. Bonus Info Name:________________________ E uropean Explorers: Date:_______________ Henry Hudson Home Country England Country that Sponsored England Exploration Netherlands (Dutch East India Company) Reasons for Exploration To find a faster “Northwest Passage” route, north of the North American continent, to make it easier to trade with Asia Dates of Exploration 1607, 1608, 1609, 1610 Route(s) of Exploration • From Amsterdam he sailed west through the Norwegian Sea (North of Europe), across the Atlantic Ocean to the Hudson River. • From London, England he sailed west across the Atlantic to the Hudson Bay (what is now Canada) • He sailed through/explored the Hudson River, Hudson Strait, and the Hudson Bay (which were named after him after his exploration) • Hudson did not find a northern route from Europe to Asia. Impact/ Important Discoveries Bonus Info • His crew mutinied and abandoned him because he didn’t treat them well. It is likely that he starved or froze to death. Name:________________________ E uropean Explorers: Date:_______________ John Cabot Home Country Italy (exact birthplace unknown) Country that Sponsored King Henry VII of England – gave him 1 ship Exploration Reasons for Exploration To find a faster route to get to the Indies by sailing Northwest Dates of Exploration 1497 Route(s) of Exploration From England he traveled west across the Atlantic Ocean to Newfoundland (land that is now part of Canada) Impact/ Important Discoveries • Claimed land in what is now Canada for England • Discovered rich fishing areas off the coast of Canada • Introduced English language to North America • Moved to Venice, Italy as a boy and learned Navigation while working in the spice trade. • Did not meet any Native Americans. • Lost at sea during his second voyage. Bonus Info Name:________________________ E uropean Explorers: Date:_______________ Hernando de Soto Home Country Spain Country that Sponsored Spain Exploration Reasons for Exploration To explore the southeastern portion of the North American continent in search of gold (what is now Florida, Alabama, Mississippi). Dates of Exploration 1539 (North American Exploration) Route(s) of Exploration Traveled North through Florida, east across the Mississippi River, ending (died) in Louisiana Impact/ Important Discoveries • First European to travel the Mississippi River (it was challenging for him to cross it!) • Helped conquer Panama, Nicaragua, and Inca Empire in South America • Relied on an interpreter to communicate with native people and his exploration became more difficult when his interpreter died. • He is believed to have spread disease from Europe among the Native American tribes • His expedition was seen as a failure at the time because he did not find gold/riches but his exploration gave the first documentation of the native people in the southeastern U.S. and the first time Europeans encountered/crossed the Mississippi River Bonus Info Name:________________________ Home Country E uropean Explorers: Amerigo Vespucci Date:_______________ Italy Country that Sponsored Spain and Portugal Exploration Reasons for Exploration To find a faster, western route to Asia. Dates of Exploration Two voyages: 1499 and 1501-­‐1502 Route(s) of Exploration • Sailed west across the Atlantic Ocean. • He explored the eastern coasts of North and South America. Impact/ Important Discoveries • He was the first explorer to realize that the land he was exploring was a separate continent and was not actually part of Asia. • Explored the mouth of the Amazon River • Developed a method for determining longitude Bonus Info • Continents of North and South America are named after him due to his realization that there was a “New World”