Name _______________________
Exploration Study Guide
Be able to identify the following people or groups:
Christopher Columbus
 European explorer—worked for Spain
 Sailed west from Spain in 1492, landed in the Bahamas
 Began European contact with the Americas
Taino Indians
 Natives of the island Hispanola, where Columbus landed
 Many were killed by Columbus and his men, many died of diseases
Ferdinand and Isabella
 King and Queen of Spain 1479-1509
 Funded Columbus’ voyage
John Cabot
 Explorer from Italy, sailed for England
 Claimed Eastern Canada (Newfoundland) for England
Robert de la Salle
 Explorer from France
 Claimed Mississippi River Valley for France
 Tried to spread Christianity to Native Americans
Samuel de Champlain
 Explorer from France
 Established the French settlement of Quebec
 Set up fur trade between French and Native Americans
Francisco Coronado
 Spanish conquistador
 Claimed the southwest for Spain
 Set up missions to convert Pueblo Indians to Christianity
Motivations, obstacles, and accomplishments:
List three motivations of European explorers:
1. __________gold: money and riches
2. _______god: spreading Christianity
3. _________glory: competition for power and influence
List three obstacles faced by European explorers:
1. ________fear of the unknown______________
2. _______diseases and starvation
3. __________lack of supplies
List three accomplishments of European explorers:
1. ______improved technology: maps, compasses, ships
2. ______exchange of goods and ideas
3. ____________Europeans claimed territory
Write the letter next to the country who claimed the territory:
C
C
B
C
A
____B_______ France
_____A______ Spain
____C_______ England
Describe how explorers from each European country interacted with
Native Americans:
France
 Spread Christianity
 Set up fur trade with natives
Spain
 Conquered and enslaved natives
 Spread diseases—smallpox, measles, influenza
England
 Learned farming techniques from natives
 Traded with Native Americans
 Competed for land and power
Name 3 areas of cooperation between Native Americans and Europeans:
1. ______trade___________________________
2. _________Europeans brought metal tools and weapons________
3. _____natives taught farming techniques to Europeans_______
List 5 areas of conflict between Native Americans and Europeans:
1. _____land____________________________
2. __________diseases_______________________
3. _______language differences__________________________
4. ______different cultures _________________________
5. _______trade________________________