Exploration
Who is Juan Ponce de Leon?
A Spanish explorer who was the first to see the United States and claimed Florida for Spain.
Who is Vasco DaGama?
He sailed around the southern top of Africa to India
Who is Francisco Vasquez de Coronado?
A Spanish explorer who traveled through the Southwest in search of the Seven Cities of Cibola and saw the Grand Canyon
Who is John Cabot?
He reached Newfoundland and claimed North America for England
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
He made 2 trips to the Caribbean and South America, and proved that Columbus had discovered a "New World". America was named after him
who is Ferdinand Magellan?
His ship Victoria was the first to circumnavigate the earth
Who is Hernando de Soto?
A Spanish explorer who discovered the Mississippi
Who is Hernando Cortez?
He reached the mainland of México and crushed the Aztec civilization
Who is Francisco de Coronado?
He discovered the Grand Canyon
Who is Francis Drake?
An English Sea Dog who plundered the Spanish seaports and known as a Pirate
Who is Columbus?
He sailed west trying to reach Asia
What are Conquistadors?
Spanish explorers
What is St. Augustine?
A city founded in 1565 is the oldest permanent European city in the United States
What is Mercantilism?
An economic system based on building national power and wealth