European Explorers

Parents: We have finished Native Americans and are now moving on to European Explorers. We will cover six different explorers over the next two weeks. Next week the students will be tested on basic information about each explorer.
*Every student has a graphic organizer with this information on it.

To learn more about each explorer click on their names.
Christopher Columbus , John Cabot, Juan Ponce de Leon, Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Jacques Cartier, Henry Hudson

Notes for this week's quiz:

Christopher Columbus:
-1492
-sponsor was Spain
-His purpose was to sail west to reach Asia.

John Cabot:
-1497
-sponsor was England
-He reached the eastern coast of Canada where fish were plentiful.

Juan Ponce de Leon:
-1513
-sponsor was Spain
-He wanted to find gold and the 'fountain of youth.'
-He ended up in Florida where the Native Americans were.

Vasco Nunez de Balboa:
-1531
-sponsor was Spain
-He was the first to cross Panama to reach the Pacific Ocean.

Jacques Cartier:
-1531
-sponsor was France
-He sailed over 1,000 miles down the St. Lawrence River in Canada.

Henry Hudson:
-1607
-sponsor was England
-He sailed up the Hudson River in New York, but his crew turned against him.

What did a sponsor do for the explorers? paid for their trips