Six Explorers

SS4H2 Describe European exploration in North America. SS4H2 Describe European exploration in North America.

a. Describe the reasons for, obstacles to, and accomplishments of a. Describe the reasons for, obstacles to, and accomplishments of the Spanish, French, and English explorations of John Cabot, Vasco the Spanish, French, and English explorations of John Cabot, Vasco Nunez Balboa, Juan Ponce de Leon, Christopher Columbus, Henry Nunez Balboa, Juan Ponce de Leon, Christopher Columbus, Henry Hudson, and Jacques Cartier.Hudson, and Jacques Cartier.

Christopher Columbus

• Sailed for Spain Sailed for Spain (King Ferdinand and (King Ferdinand and Queen IsabellaQueen Isabella

• Sailed west to reach Sailed west to reach Asia and the IndiesAsia and the Indies

• Landed on the Landed on the BahamasBahamas

• Made 4 tripsMade 4 trips• Never knew he was Never knew he was

on a new continenton a new continent

John Cabot

• Sailed for EnglandSailed for England• Was looking for a Was looking for a

North West Passage North West Passage to the East Indiesto the East Indies

• Landed on coast of Landed on coast of NewfoundlandNewfoundland

• Claimed North Claimed North America for EnglandAmerica for England

Juan Ponce de Leon

• 11stst to land on the to land on the mainland of North mainland of North AmericaAmerica

• Looking for “fountain Looking for “fountain of youth”of youth”

• Established St. Established St. Augustine, FloridaAugustine, Florida

Henry Hudson

• Sailed for HollandSailed for Holland• Explored New York Explored New York

and Canadaand Canada• Hudson Bay is named Hudson Bay is named

for himfor him• His crew mutinied & His crew mutinied &

forced him off his shipforced him off his ship

Jacques Cartier

• Sailed for FranceSailed for France• Claimed Canada for Claimed Canada for

FranceFrance• 1st European to 1st European to

describe and map the describe and map the Gulf of Saint Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the Lawrence and the Saint Lawrence RiverSaint Lawrence River

Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Spanish ExplorerSpanish Explorer• 11stst European to cross European to cross

the Isthmus of the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513Ocean in 1513

• Claimed Pacific Claimed Pacific Ocean and adjoining Ocean and adjoining lands for Spainlands for Spain