Twenty Questions

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1. Name 3 of the 4 European countries had colonies in the New World? Britain, France,Spain, Portugal.

2. Originally, where were all explorers trying to reach and Why? Asia, for spices and riches.

Spain. 3. What country did Columbus sail for?

4.Which explorer sailed all the way around the world? Ferdinand Magellan.

5.What is a conquistador? Spanish Conqueror.

6.How did the Columbian exchange impact global trade? North America, Europe and Africa began to trade with each other, various products were brought to different areas.

7.Name 1 new navigational invention that made travel easier? Caravel, Magnetic compass, Astrolabes.

8.What does circumnavigate mean? Travel all the way around the world.

9.Who was the 1 st person to see the Pacific Ocean? Vasco de Balboa – traveled through the jungles of Panama.

10. What was Juan Ponce de Leon searching for? A fountain of youth.

11.What country settled in present day Florida? Spain.

12.What was the nickname of the French explorers and colonists? Courer de Bois – Runners of the Woods.

13.What rivers did the French settle near? St. Lawrence and Mississippi.

14.Where were the British colonies located? Along the Atlantic coastline.

15.What river did Jacques Cartier explorer? St. Lawrence.

16. Which explorer traveled to the TIP of Africa? Bartholomew Dias.

17.What does the “Gold” mean in the 3 G’s? To explorer for riches and spices.

18.What was the major “export” from Africa? Slaves – it started the African slave trade.

19. How were the Native Americans impacted by the European colonization of North and South America? Explorers brought diseases, took land.

20. Did explorers ever discover a Northwest Passage? NO!.

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