| A | B |
| barter | The exchange of goods and services without the use of money. |
| claim | When explorers found land, they said it belonged to the country they explored for. |
| European | A person from one of the countries of Europe. |
| compass | This tool helped explorers find their way at sea and on land. |
| explorer | A person who travels seeking new discoveries. |
| route | A path used to get from one place to another. |
| goods | Things you can touch or hold, usually traded by traders. (Spices, silks, fruit, and jewels) |
| colony | A place that is owned and ruled by another country. |
| trader | A person who brought goods to a plce for people to buy. |
| settle | To go to a new place to live, to colonize. |
| map | A drawing that shows whata place looks like from above. |
| Juan Ponce de Leon | Explored near St. Augustine Florida |
| Jacques Cartier | Explored the St. Lawrence River and the valey it flowed through in Canada. |
| Christopher Newport | He explored Jamestown, Virginia and the James River. |
| Christopher Columbus | He landed in and explored San Salvador and the Bahamas. |
| He wanded to discover riches, the fountain of youth, and conquer lands. | Juan Ponce de Leon |
| He wanted to set up colonies in the new world and find the Northwest Passage | Jacques Cartier |
| He wanted to discover riches and set up a colony in Virginia. | Christopher Newport |
| He wanted to find a sea route west accross the Atlantic to Asia. | Christopher Columbus |
 | He discovered a sea route to the New World. He discovered the Western Hemisphere. |
 | He brought settlers to Jamestown. He reached the Fall Line of the James River. |
 | He explored the St. Lawrence River and the valley it flowed through giving France a North American claim. |
 | He gave Spain a claim to Florida |