EUROPEANS EXPLORERS

Christopher Columbus

• he sailed for Spain
• he was trying to find shorter rout  to India  and China
• He died thinking he had reached the indies
• no maps 
• He is rememberd as the 1 who discovered America

John Cabot

• He was given a crew and 5 ships
• Shorter rout to Asia and safer
• Bad weather
• 1ship turned back cause of problems
• Cabot and the other ships were lost

HENREY HUDSON

• He was sponsored by Engled
• Find a short rout to Asia
• He thought the world was flat
• He sailed across the North Alantic into Canda
• He was put off the ship in a small boat and never seen

JUANPOUCE DE LEON

• He was chosen in1493 to sail with Christopher Columbus
• He heard many reports on gold and the Foutain of youth
• He found munch gold in Puerto Rico
• He battled with Native Americans and he lost his life
• He was wounered by an arrow

JACQUES CARTIER

• He was sponsored by France
• Within 20 days after he set sail
• They had bad weather
• He lost a lot of men in the battle withHuron
• Exploration of St .Lawrence river and for giving Canada its name

VASCO NUNEZ BALOA

• He was sponsored by Spain
• panama in search of land rout to the Pacific Ocean
• Fought For many tribes of Native Americans
• He discovered a land rout to Pacific Ocean
• He claimed the land for Spain