CANADA
Explorers of the
New World
Jamestown,
VA
ENGLAND
FRANCE
SPAIN
1. Which country sponsored
Christopher Columbus?
1. Spain
2. Why was Christopher
Columbus exploring?
2. He was trying to find a new
route (or way) to get to Asia to
trade spices, gold, and silk. He
thought you could sail west
through the Atlantic Ocean and
land in Asia.
3. What were Columbus’s
achievements?
3. He was the first European to
discover a ‘new’ continent: North
America.
4. Where did Columbus explore?
4. North America (Island of San
Salvador in the Bahamas)
5. Which country sponsored
Ponce de Leon?
5. Spain
6. Why did Ponce de Leon
explore?
6. He wanted to discover riches
and conquer land for Spain.
7. What were Ponce de Leon’s
achievements?
7. He was the first European to
land in Florida, which is now the
United States; he gave Spain a
claim to land in Florida.
8. Where did Ponce de Leon
explore?
8. North America – Florida.
9. Which of the explorers sailed
with Christopher Columbus on
Columbus’s 2nd voyage to the New
World? (Which other explorer is
Spanish?)
9. Ponce de Leon sailed with
Columbus in 1493.
10. Who sponsored Jacques
Cartier?
10. France
11. Why did Cartier explore?
11. He wanted to colonize the
New World (North America) for
France.
12. Where did Cartier explore?
12. St. Lawrence River, near
Quebec, Canada
13. What were some of Cartier’s
achievements?
13. He explored the St. Lawrence
River in Canada and gave France a
North American claim.
14. Who sponsored Christopher
Newport?
14. England
15. Why did Newport explore?
15. He went to discover riches,
find a western route to Asia, AND
colonize Virginia for England
16. Where did Newport explore?
16. Jamestown, Virginia
17. What are some of Newport’s
achievements?
17. He led the expedition to
colonize Jamestown, Virginia in
1607. He made 4 more voyages to
Virginia, exploring up the James
River.
18. What was the impact of
European exploration on the
Native Americans?
In other words, when the
European explorers arrived,
what happened to the Native
Americans who were already in
North America??
18. Many things happened to the
Native People who were already
here when the Europeans arrived.
1. Deadly diseases were
introduced to the
American Indians. The
native people did not have
resistance or antibodies built
up for these diseases, so
many of them got very sick
or died.
2. European exploration led
to new land settlements.
Once explorers claimed land
for their country, they began
to establish (or create) new
settlements, or places to
live. These places began to
grow.
3. The European settlements led
to the moving or relocation of
the American Indians from
their homelands. As the new
settlements expanded and grew,
the American Indians were
forced to move to new places,
sometimes far away from their
homeland where they were
most familiar and comfortable
living.