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Vikings & Explorers
Created by Courtney Taylor @ Tick-Tock Teach!

2. Vikings & Explorers
SWBAT summarize the accomplishments of the Vikings and the Portuguese, Spanish, English, and French explorers; including, Leif Eriksson, Columbus, Hernando de Soto, Magellan, Henry Hudson, John Cabot, and La Salle.

3. Vikings & Explorers Motivations for European Explorers
competition between nations
expansion of international trade
technological advances in shipbuilding and navigation
Accomplishments of the explorers influenced land claims and colonization (by countries in Europe).

4. Vikings & Explorers
People of that time began to wonder if there was land across the ocean.
Who were the first explorers to make a voyage to the Americas?
The Vikings were the first explorers to make a voyage to the Americas.

5. Leif Eriksson Born: After 960 A.D. Born in Iceland
He later moved to Greenland
Died: Before 1025 A.D.
He was a Viking was Greenland
His father was Erik the Red, who began the first European settlement of Greenland.
Known as “Leif the Lucky”

6. Leif Eriksson
While traveling from Norway to Greenland, he was blown off course.
Instead of Greenland, he ended up in North America!
So, the Vikings were the first known Europeans to reach North America.

7. Leif Eriksson
Did the other Europeans know of the Vikings’ discovery of North America?
Many Europeans didn’t know of the Vikings’ discovery of North America. They didn’t know it existed.
The Vikings had a very combative relationship with other Europeans. So, they never shared the news of the new land.

8. Leif Eriksson
North America, which he called Vinland, is currently known as Newfoundland. It is a small island off the coast of Canada.

9. Christopher Columbus Born: 1451 in Genoa, Italy Died: 1506
He worked as a trader.
He learned how to navigate ships & make maps.
Sailed to the West Indies (the Caribbean)
Landed on the Bahama Islands

10. Christopher Columbus
Sailed for Spain {King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella}
He was searching for a new and faster route to the Spice Islands.
He sailed west because the Portuguese controlled the eastern route around Africa.

11. Christopher Columbus
He believed the world was small enough that he could reach the Far East by sailing west.
He wasn’t the first person to think the Earth was round. Many educated people at this time held this belief.

12. Christopher Columbus
He did not reach his goal to bring back the many riches from the Far East.

13. Christopher Columbus
He did discover the lands of San Salvador – West Indies and wealth.
This provided the gateway of Spanish settlements in North and South America.

14. Ferdinand Magellan Born: Around 1480 AD in Portugal
Died: 1521 AD in the Philippines
He claimed land for Spain.
Credited for being the first person to travel completely around the globe.

15. Ferdinand Magellan Magellan died before his journey was complete.
Even though he didn’t complete the voyage, he’s still known for being the first person to travel all the way around the globe.

16. Ferdinand Magellan

17. Hernando de Soto Born: 1500 A.D. Died: 1541 A.D. Spanish Conquistador
He let the first expedition across the southeastern United States.

18. Hernando de Soto He claimed land for Spain.
Spanish explorers claimed Florida and the southwest region of what is today the United States and called all of this land New Spain.

19. John Cabot Born: Around 1450 AD in Genoa, Italy Died: 1499 AD
He later moved to England.
Died: 1499 AD
He sailed for England.

20. John Cabot
He was seeking a faster route to the Indies (Northwest Passage).
He tried to copy Columbus’ route by sailing west.
He hoped to travel northwest instead of due west from Europe.

21. John Cabot
During this time, it was common for people to believe there was a northwestward passageway to the Indies that connected the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean.

22. John Cabot Cabot never found this passageway because IT DOESN’T EXIST!
He did, however, find several countries near the Arctic Circle.
He claimed the lands he came across for England.

23. John Cabot
Cabot’s explorations allowed the English to claim the coast of North America.
The Dutch gave their land to the British.
This eventually led to the thirteen original colonies!

24. Henry Hudson Born: Around 1570 AD in England
Died: Possibly 1611 (date unknown)
He sailed for England and the Netherlands.

25. Henry Hudson He claimed and mapped present-day New York for the Dutch.
He claimed and mapped parts of present-day Canada for the English.

26. Henry Hudson
There were many areas in Northern America named after him.
Hudson Bay
Hudson River
Hudson Strait

27. Robert LaSalle Born: November 22, 1643 in Rouen, France Died:1687
Sailed for France.

28. Robert LaSalle
He explored Canada, the Great Lakes, and the Mississippi River all the way to the Gulf of Mexico.
He named this area Louisiana.

29. Robert LaSalle