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Match the explorers to the correct descriptions listed below. Label the explorers with the on the map.

SPAIN:

- Hernán Cortés - Francisco Pizarro - Ferdinand Magellan - Balboa - Hernando de Soto - - Martin Alonzo Pinzon - Vicente Yanez Pinzon

• ______landed in Mexico & defeated the Aztecs for control. • ______discovered the Pacific Ocean. • ______(b. ? - d. 1493) Sailed with Columbus as captain of the Pinta. He was unwilling to acknowledge Columbus' authority during the famous voyage. He sailed off to make his own discoveries and met Columbus later, only to find the Nina after the wreck of the Santa Maria. He died a disappointed man because he desired the wealth and recognition that was bestowed on Columbus, his rival. • ______(b. 1451 - d. 1506) After securing support from the Spanish monarchs, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, was the first to explore uncharted to the west. In four voyages, discovered the Bahamas, Hispaniola, Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Central America, and South America. He sought passage to the Orient by going west. • ______invaded Inca Empire & defeated them for control of present day Peru. • ______(b. 1461 - d. 1513) Captain of the Nina during the first voyage with Columbus. He was Martin Alonzo's brother, and a respected member of his seafaring family. During the voyage, he remained loyal to Columbus. After the voyage, he resented the fame Columbus received in Spain. • ______(b. 1480 - d. 1521) Portuguese explorer sent to find western route to the Philippines who led the first circumnavigation of the earth by for Spain. He discovered the Strait of Magellan. He was killed in the Philippines in 1521 and his voyage was completed by Sebastian del Cano (or Elcano). • ______explored Florida, North & South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, & the Mississippi River basin, which included Kentucky, Missouri, Indiana, Illinois, & Tennessee.

PORTUGAL:

- Prince Henry, the Navigator - Bartolomeu Dias - - Pedro Alvares Cabral

• ______(b. ca. 1450 - d. 1500) discovered the southern tip of Africa known as the Cape of Good Hope. • ______gained control of the Indian Ocean for Portugal & claimed present day (South America). • ______(b. 1394 - d. 1460) Patron of Portuguese exploration. Sent several expeditions down the west coast of Africa to outflank the Muslims, establish trade routes, and spread Christianity. Established school for navigators in 1450. • ______(b. ca. 1460 - d. 1524) Followed Bartolomeu Dias' route to the Cape of Good Hope and continued sailing along the other side of the African continent to the east. Discovered a route to India, defeated the Arab fleet in 1502, and opened the way for Portuguese trade routes to the East Indies.

ENGLAND & NETHERLANDS:

- John Cabot - Sebastian Cabot - Francis Drake - James Cook - Henry Hudson

• ______(b. 1728 - d. 1779) English naval officer, surveyor, and explorer. In 1768, made his first famous journey to observe the eclipse of the planet Venus and to determine the existence of a southern continent. In 1772, sailed on his second voyage to search for the fabled southern continent and discovered several Pacific islands. During his final voyage in 1776, he sailed in the Pacific, charted the coast of North America from Oregon to the Bering Strait, and searched for a Northwest Passage in higher latitudes. He was killed in Hawaii in 1779. He was the first sea captain to prevent the spread of scurvy and other diseases aboard ship. He was one of the first to carry a chronometer, thus assisting him in determining his exact position on the globe. • ______(b. 1476 - d. 1557) son of another famous explorer and one of the most accomplished cartographers of his time. The first explorer to search for a Northwest Passage to the Orient. He sailed for Spain and explored parts of South America. • ______(b. ? - d. 1611) claimed land for the Dutch & founded New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the river named for him. • ______(b. ca. 1450 - d. ca. 1499) Italian mariner who settled in England and gained the support of King Henry VII. He sailed to North America and searched for a westward passage to the Orient. His secured a large part of North America including the New England coastline for England. • ______(b. 1540 or 1542 - d. 1596) Second explorer to circumnavigate the globe. Successful pirate who helped break the Spanish and Portuguese monopoly of key sea routes. First Englishman to explore the Pacific. Died from dysentery off the coast of Panama.

FRANCE:

- Jacques Cartier - Samuel de Champlain - Jacques Marquette - Louis Joliet - Sieur de La Salle

• ______explored the Mississippi Valley. • ______(b. ca. 1570 - d. 1635) French explorer, navigator, and geographer of North America. Founder of Quebec, the first permanent French colony in North America in 1608. Explored New England's coast. Discovered a lake, which was named after him. His writings and maps were accurate records of the geography of North America. • ______(b. 1643 - d. 1687) French explorer in North America. Discovered the mouth of the Mississippi River. Took possession of land naming it Louisiana after King Louis XIV. Was shot to death by mutineers near the Brazos River in present-day Texas in 1687. His discoveries established French claims to territory in North America. • ______(b. 1491 - d. 1557) Master navigator who discovered the St. Lawrence River, explored the area that became present-day Montreal, searched for a Northwest Passage & claimed much of eastern Canada for France. • ______explored the Mississippi Valley with Louis Joliet.