Transcript Jeopardy - European Explorers
Name that explorer
I’m going on a trip
Hey, look what I found
You sailed for Who?
Henry Hudson I was looking for the Northwest Passage.
Row 1, Col 1
water
Christopher Columbus wanted to find a ______ route to Asia.
1,2
Vasco Nunez Balboa
I was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean.
1,3
Spain
Christopher Columbus
1,4
Christopher Columbus
I made 4 voyages to what I thought was the Indies, but it turned out to be the “New World”.
2,1
Fountain of Youth
Juan Ponce de Leon was looking for this water that was said to keep you young forever.
2,2
John Cabot
I was the first explorer to sail across the Atlantic Ocean.
2,3
France
Jacques Cartier
2,4
Vasco Nunez Balboa
I was looking for gold and crossed the Isthmus of Panama.
3,1
gold and/or silver
The Spanish or the conquistadors were looking for this to make them rich.
3,2
Jacques Cartier
I explored the St. Lawrence River.
3,3
England
Henry Hudson and John Cabot
3,4
Christopher Columbus
Even though I am Italian I sailed for Spain. Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand paid for my voyages.
4,1
furs
The French explored so they could trade _______.
4,2
Christopher Columbus
I thought I landed in the Indies and named the people I saw Indians. I really landed in San Salvador.
4,3
Spain
Juan Ponce de Leon
4,4
John Cabot
I am Italian, but sailed for England. I was hired by King Henry VIII. I thought I found the Asia, but was really in Canada.
5,1
colonies
The English wanted to establish new _______ in the “New World”.
5,2
Juan Ponce de Leon
I went to the east coast of Florida.
5,3
Spain
Vasco Nunez Balboa
5,4