Sol 3'3

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Explorers Jeopardy

• Sol 3.3
• Hosted
• By
• Mrs. Grant

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What is Spain?
The country that sponsored Christopher Columbus.

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What is Spain?
The country that sponsored Juan Ponce de Leon.

• 1,2

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What is France?
Jacques Cartier was sponsored by this country.

• 1,3

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What is England?
Christopher Newport was sponsored by this country.

• 1,4

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What is to find a western sea route to Asia?
This was Columbus reason for exploring.

• 2,1

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What is to discover riches and conquer new land?
Ponce de Leon was motivated to explore to do
this.

• 2,2

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What is to colonize the New World?
The reason for Cartier to go exploring.

• 2,3

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What is to discover riches, to find a western sea
route to Asia, and to colonize Virginia?
Newport wanted to explore for these three
reasons.

• 2,4

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What is European?
Christopher Columbus was the first _____________
to discover a sea route to America.

• 3,1

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What is Florida?
Ponce de Leon was the first European to land in
___________, near present day St. Augustine.

• 3,2

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What is the St. Lawrence River Valley?
Cartier explored this valley, near present
day Quebec, Canada.
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What is Jamestown?
He arrived at present day ______________ in
Virginia.

• 3,4

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What is San Salvador, Bahamas?
Columbus discovered the New World. He landed
here on Oct. 12, 1492.

• 4,1

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What is Spain?
Ponce de Leon gave __________ claim to Florida.

• 4,2

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What is France?
He claimed land in North America for ________.

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What are people?
Newport made additional voyages that brought
more ________ to Jamestown.

• 4,4

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What are the Santa Maria, Nina, and Pinta?
These are the three ships he traveled with on his
first voyage west.

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What is the Fountain of Youth?
The legend says that he was looking for this.

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What is an explorer?
A person who travels seeking new discoveries.

• 5,3

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What is the Fall Line?
He was one of the first men to reach the ______
_____ of the James River.

• 5,4