Personal Background Sponser Motives Dates/Routes of Exploration Impact
100
Christopher Columbus
At 14 he became a sailor.

A) Christopher Columbus
B)John Cabot
C)Hernan Cortes
D)Juan Ponce do Leon
100
Christopher Columbus
He was sponsored by Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand.
A) Christopher Columbus
B)John Cabot
C)Hernan Cortes
D)Juan Ponce do Leon
100
Hernán Cortés
His motives were to find wealth, adventure, and claiming land for Spain.

A) Christopher Columbus
B)John Cabot
C)Hernan Cortes
D)Juan Ponce do Leon
100
Christopher Columbus
August 3rd, 1492 he sailed the ocean blue. Sailed to Cuba and explored more islands near Cuba and the Coasts of Central and South America.

A) Christopher Columbus
B)John Cabot
C)Hernan Cortes
D)Juan Ponce do Leon
100
Juan Ponce de Leon
He was the first to discover and reach Florida and explored Puerto Rico.

A) Christopher Columbus
B)John Cabot
C)Hernan Cortes
D)Juan Ponce do Leon
200
John Cabot
He was a young Merchant (Shopkeeper) in Venice, Italy.

A) Christopher Columbus
B)John Cabot
C)Hernan Cortes
D)Juan Ponce do Leon
200
Juan Ponce de Leon
King Ferdinand.

A) Christopher Columbus
B)John Cabot
C)Hernan Cortes
D)Juan Ponce do Leon
200
Christopher Columbus
His motives were to have better trade routes, gold and silver, and slaves.

A) Christopher Columbus
B)John Cabot
C)Hernan Cortes
D)Juan Ponce do Leon
200
Hernán Cortés
In 1521, the Aztecs were defeated although they put up a strong defense and their land was claimed by him for Spain.

A) Christopher Columbus
B)John Cabot
C)Hernan Cortes
D)Juan Ponce do Leon
200
Hernán Cortés
As a result of his exploration, the Spanish were ruling Mexico and the Aztec Empire lay in ruins.

A) Christopher Columbus
B)John Cabot
C)Hernan Cortes
D)Juan Ponce do Leon
300
Juan Ponce de Leon
He was a young soldier who went with Columbus to the New World.

A) Christopher Columbus
B)John Cabot
C)Hernan Cortes
D)Juan Ponce do Leon
300
Hernán Cortés
He was sponsored by an Aztec emperor, Montezuma II.
A) Christopher Columbus
B)John Cabot
C)Hernan Cortes
D)Juan Ponce do Leon
300
John Cabot
His motives were Spices and Silks that traders brought from Asia and wanted to take part in. His other motive was wealth.

A) Christopher Columbus
B)John Cabot
C)Hernan Cortes
D)Juan Ponce do Leon
300
John Cabot
In 1496, King Henry VII gave him permission to explore “unknown land." He sailed back to North America and explored as far South Chesapeake Bay (Near present day Maryland).

A) Christopher Columbus
B)John Cabot
C)Hernan Cortes
D)Juan Ponce do Leon
300
Christopher Columbus
Started colonies in the New World and trade between Europe and the New World. Started the flow of goods and Ideas. The Columbian Exchange was named after.

A) Christopher Columbus
B)John Cabot
C)Hernan Cortes
D)Juan Ponce do Leon
400
Hernán Cortés
He was a Spanish nobleman who was living in Cuba and he overthrew the Aztec Empire.

A) Christopher Columbus
B)John Cabot
C)Hernan Cortes
D)Juan Ponce do Leon
400
John Cabot
He was sponsored by King Henry VII.
A) Christopher Columbus
B)John Cabot
C)Hernan Cortes
D)Juan Ponce do Leon
400
Juan Ponce de Leon
His motives were gold and finding the “Fountain of Youth.”

A) Christopher Columbus
B)John Cabot
C)Hernan Cortes
D)Juan Ponce do Leon
400
Juan Ponce de Leon
In 1513, he discovered and named Florida and set sail for the Fountain of Youth(Going back to Puerto Rico). He explored an Island named Borinquen(Puerto Rico).

A) Christopher Columbus
B)John Cabot
C)Hernan Cortes
D)Juan Ponce do Leon
400
John Cabot
He opened the way for English settlers to North America.

A) Christopher Columbus
B)John Cabot
C)Hernan Cortes
D)Juan Ponce do Leon






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