European Explorers
Middle School Social Studies
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What motivated European explorers?
Explorers and their patrons had many reasons for exploration.
• Spreading the Christian Religion
• Wealth – gold, silver and spices
• Prestige
• Building European Empires
• Increasing their power in Europe
• Increasing opportunities for trade
What countries were involved?
Most European countries were involved in exploration but France, Spain,
England, and Portugal were at the forefront.
Who were the explorers?
Explorer
Country of Patronage
What the Explorers Discovered
Juan Ponce de Leon
Spain
Florida
Hernando de Soto
Spain
South Eastern United States
Samuel de Champlain
France
The Great Lakes and Quebec
Jacques Cartier
France
The St. Lawrence River
Sir Francis Drake
England
Circumnavigated the world
Sir Walter Raleigh
England
The colony of Virginia
Ferdinand Magellan
Portugal
First voyage around the world
Bartolomeu Dias
Portugal
Cape of Good Hope
Complete the analogies.
Bartolomeu
Dias
Sir Walter
Raleigh
as
as
as
Florida
The St.
Lawrence
River
Complete the analogies.
Bartolomeu
Dias
Sir Walter
Raleigh
as
Cape of
Good Hope
Juan Ponce
de Leon
as
The
colony of
Virginia
Jacques
Cartier
as
Florida
The St.
Lawrence
River
What nation established one of the earliest colonies in North America at
present-day Quebec, Canada?
a.
Spain
b.
England
c.
Portugal
d.
France
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