A | B |
Ponce de Leon | Named Florida after the Spanish word for flower |
Balboa | First European to reach eastern part of Pacific Ocean |
Balboa, Ponce de Leon, Columbus | Spain funded their expeditions |
John Cabot | Landed on the eastern coast of Canada |
Sebastian Cabot | Son of explorer John Cabot; went on trip |
John Cabot found this | Newfoundland |
TWO things Ponce de Leon found in Florida | GOLD and "Fountain of Youth" |
Balboa settled where? | South America |
Who did Balboa marry? | Daughter of local Native American chief |
Henry Hudson | Discovered New York City |
Jacques Cartier | Named Canada "Kanata" |
"Kanata" | Iroquois word for "village" |
OBSTACLE of Jacques Cartier | Sailors caught diseases |
OBSTACLES of Christopher Columbus | No maps; crew scared |
OBSTACLE of Henry Hudson | Crew mutinied in the cold climate |
OBSTACLE of John Cabot | No maps |
OBSTACLE of Balboa & Ponce de Leon | Fought with Native Americans |