Explorers

Intro/Background

• The Exploration age began in the late 1400's and continued through the 1500's. It was the time of overseas exploration. Who were the explorers? What country sponsored their journey? Where did they sail? What did they want to find? Were they successful? Choose an explorer and write about their journey.

John Cabot                                                         Ponce de Leon                                                           

Hernando Cortez                                     Francisco Pizarro

Samuel de Champlain                                     Hernando de Soto

James Marquette and Louis Joliet             Francisco de Cornando

Robert La Salle                                                   Ferdinand Magellan

Vasco Nunez de Balboa                                 

 Henry Hudson