| A | B |
| obstacles to exploration | poor maps, disease,starvation, fear of unknown |
| competitive forces | gold, natural resources, Christianity |
| accomplishments | exchange of goods and ideas, improved navigational tools, claimed land |
| Spain | Francisco Coronado |
| France | Samuel Champlain, LaSalle |
| Portugal | Prince Henry |
| England | John Cabot |
| Coronado Claimed | the Southwest |
| Champlain claimed | Quebec |
| John Cabot claimed | eastern Canada |
| Reasons for Exploring | God , Gold , and Glory |
| LaSalle claimed | The Mississippi River Valley |
| French New World interaction | Trading posts and Christianity |
| Spanish New World interaction | Conquered natives, first to bring Christianity |
| English New World interaction | learned farming techniques from first Americans |
| Portugal New World interaction | 1st school of Navigation, Trade with Africa |
| Ghana | gold , salt |
| Mali | Capital City of Timbuktu, center of learning |
| Songhai | largest empire, gold, ivory |
| Ghana, Songhai,Mali | Kingdoms of West Africa |
| navigation | science of sailing and piloting ships |
| Ferdinand Magellan | First to Circumnavigate the World |
| Monarch | King or Queen of a country |
| Lousiana | LaSalle claimed for France |
| Economy of New France | Fur Trade |