1. Six Explorers SS4H2 Describe European exploration in North America.
a. Describe the reasons for, obstacles to, and accomplishments of the Spanish, French, and English explorations of John Cabot, Vasco Nunez Balboa, Juan Ponce de Leon, Christopher Columbus, Henry Hudson, and Jacques Cartier.

2. Christopher Columbus
Sailed for Spain (King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
Sailed west to reach Asia and the Indies
Landed on the Bahamas
Made 4 trips
Never knew he was on a new continent 2

3. John Cabot Sailed for England
Was looking for a North West Passage to the East Indies
Landed on coast of Newfoundland
Claimed North America for England

4. Juan Ponce de Leon 1st to land on the mainland of North America
Looking for “fountain of youth”
Established St. Augustine, Florida

5. Henry Hudson Sailed for Holland Explored New York and Canada
Hudson Bay is named for him
His crew mutinied & forced him off his ship

6. Jacques Cartier Sailed for France Claimed Canada for France
1st European to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the Saint Lawrence River

7. Vasco Núñez de Balboa Spanish Explorer
1st European to cross the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513
Claimed Pacific Ocean and adjoining lands for Spain