Explorer Review

Vikings

• Sailed for Scandinavia• Explored Greenland+Iceland• Boats were curved at both ends and highly

decorated• Fierce warriors; farmers

Who are we?

Christopher Columbus

• Sailed for Spain• I was from Italy• I explored the Canary Islands and Puerto Rico• I had 3 ships: Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria • 4 voyages Who am I?

John Cabot

• Sailed for England

• Fished off the cost of Newfoundland

• First to clam land in the New World

Who am I?

Amerigo Vespucci

• Sailed for Portugal+Spain

• America is named after him

Who am I?

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• I sailed for Spain

• I explored Panama, the Atlantic+Pacific oceans

• I was BEHEADED

Who am I?

Hernando Cortes

• Sailed for Spain

• I explored Mexico+Hispaniola

• Adventuress and cruel

• I conquered Mexico+the Aztecs

Who am I?

Ferdinand Magellan

• Sailed for Spain

• Explored Mexico + the Philippines

• First to circumnavigate around the world

• He was killed in the Philippines

Who am I?

Francisco Coronado

• Sailed for Spain• Explored California, Texas, Arizona, Mexico,

Oklahoma, and Kansas• I looked for The 7 Cities of GOLD • I wore a suit of GOLD• Discovered The Grand Canyon

Who am I?

Henry Hudson

• Sailed for England+The Netherlands (Holland)

• Explored Greenland

• Sailed farther North then any other explorer

Who am I?

Robert La Salle

• Sailed for France

• Explored Canada, The Great Lakes, The Mississippi River

• Murdered by his crew

Who am I?

James Cook

• Sailed for England

• Explored the St. Laurence River

• Discovered the Hawaiian Islands

• Killed by Hawaiian Natives

Who am I?