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Explorer Vocabulary
Explorer Challenge
Countries that Sponsored Explorers
Famous Explorers
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He sailed over 1000 miles along the St. Lawrence
River in Canada.
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Jacques Cartier
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He tried to reach Asia, but landed on the eastern
coast of Canada where fish were plentiful.
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John Cabot
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First European to reach Florida
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Juan Ponce de Leon
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Sailed to present day Panama in Central America
first European to reach the eastern part of the
Pacific Ocean
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Vasco Nunez de Balboa
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Sailed up the Hudson River in present-day New York
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Henry Hudson
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Which country respected the culture and religion
of the Native Americans?
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France
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This country built missions and tried to convert
the Native Americans to the Catholic religion
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Spain
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The Native Americans helped France become
successful in what industry?
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Furs/Trapping
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True or False Native Americans believed that the
land they lived on belonged to them
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False The Native Americans believed that the
land belonged to everyone.
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Along with Spain, this countrys explorers
disrespected the Native American culture
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England
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This country sponsored John Cabots attempt to
reach Asia he actually landed on the
eastern coast of Canada
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England
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This country sponsored Balboas attempt to find
an overland route to the Pacific Ocean
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Spain
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This country sponsored Cartiers quest to find a
water route to Asia He eventually sailed 1000
miles along the St. Lawrence River in Canada
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France
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This country sponsored Henry Hudsons journey to
try and find the Northwest Passage to Asia he
sailed up what is now the Hudson River in
present-day New York
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England
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This country sponsored Christopher Columbus on
his expedition to find a western route to Asia
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Spain
Spain
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A collection of lands ruled by the nation that
won control over them
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empire
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the main trade route to the Indies which crossed
all of Central Asia
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Silk Road
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the way people of a state, region, or country use
resources to meet their needs
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economy
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Distant regions of Asia where Europeans traded
for luxury items from southern and eastern Asia
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the Indies
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Planning and following a route to a destination
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navigation
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This countrys explorers respected the Native
American way of life
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France
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This explorer was faced with the obstacles of
having no reliable maps and a frightened crew
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Columbus
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This explorer was looking for gold and a
fountain of youth
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Ponce de Leon
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This countrys explorers were looking for riches
AND fought with Native Americans
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Spain
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This explorers crew mutinied against him
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Henry Hudson
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Final Jeopardy
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Why couldnt the European Explorers find the
Northwest Passage?
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The Northwest Passage did not exist.