History Topic 2 Test

Christopher Columbus

Spain

America (island in the Bahamas)

First to discover the americas and impacted the world with his discovery, started columbian exchange. Claimed lands for Spain, spread christianity, and started settlements

Vasco De Nunez Balboa

Spain

Found the pacific ocean through the Americas

Went to Panama, behind the mountains in central america to see the Pacific Ocean

Henry Hudson

Netherlands

Discovered Hudson river and sailed as far as Albany New York.

Discovered Hudson River in his ship Half Moon When he traveled up to New York he turned around when he realized he had not found a passage to India and turned back         

Jaques Cartier

France

Traveled along St. Lawrence River found mountain peak in present day Montreal and named the mountain Royal Mountain mont royal

Hoped to find the Pacific ocean through St. Lawrence River did not make it to the pacific, found mountain peak he named mont-royal is present day city of Montreal

Prince Henry the Navigator

Portugal

Charted and made a school for explorers, navigators.

Amerigo Vespucci

Spain

Coast of South America

America was named after him.Found that south america and asia weren’t connected and named

Ferdinand Magellan

Spain

Sailed all the way around the world Southernmost tip of South Africa and found water that was calm. 

died in the Philippines but his crew continued to sail west and came back to spain.

Named the water pacific for calm ocean.

crew were the first to sail around the world

Juan Ponce de Leon

Spain

Made first spanish landing on the north american mainland

He never found the fountain of youth or gold that he was looking for but his exploration led to the first Spanish settlement in what is now the US, a fort built at St. Augustine Florida in mid 1500’s

Hernando de Soto

Spain

Led an expedition to explore Florida and what is today southern east United States

Traveled west and died of fever; Went to claim Florida for Spanish crown

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

Spain

Travels took him through northern Mexico and what is today southeastern United States.

Searched for the city of seven cities of Cibola after Hernando de Soto. Led a large expedition from what is now Mexico to present Kansas