A | B |
Vasco da Gama | Searched for a water route for trade in order to avoid conflicts with Arab traders. |
Hernan Cortes | Discovered the Gulf of California |
Jacques Cartier | Claimed the Gaspe Peninsula for France and named Montreal |
Ponce de Leon | Named Florida |
Ponce de Leon | This explorer claimed Puerto Rico |
Christopher Columbus | The first European to set foot in South America |
Ferdinand Magellan | This explorer found a short-cut in South America making it unnecessary to go around Cape Horn |
Christopher Columbus | This explorer founded a colony on Hispaniola |
Jacques Cartier | This person discovered the cure for scurvy |
Ferdinand Magellan | This explorer was the first to lead a fleet of ships in circumnavigating the globe |
Drink tea made of white cedar bark | This was the cure for scurvy |
Henry Hudson | This explorer helped his fleet survive the harsh winters by having them eat lichens and frogs |
Lack of vitamin C | This caused scurvy |
Full of flowers | This is what "Florida" means |
Henry Hudson | This explorer discovered the James River and icy waterways |
Travel around the globe | This is what circumnavigate means |
Hernan Cortes | This explorer conquered Cuba |
Vasco da Gama | This explorer was exploring for Portugal |