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reasons for exploration video for kids - Google Search

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Why did Columbus call the native people Indians?

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Why did Columbus call the native people Indians?

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He thought he was in the Indies

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What body of water did Vasco Nunez de Balboa discover?

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What body of water did Vasco Nunez de Balboa discover?

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the Pacific Ocean!

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What happened after John Cabot discovered a rich fishing area off the coast of Canada? 

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What happened after John Cabot discovered a rich fishing area off the coast of Canada? 

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More European fishing boats began sailing to the coast of Canada!

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Which river was crossed first by Hernando de Soto?

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Which river was crossed first by Hernando de Soto?

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Mississippi River!

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Which body of water did Jacques Cartier sail up in search for a water route to Asia?

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Which body of water did Jacques Cartier sail up in search for a water route to Asia?

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St. Lawrence River!

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Henry Hudson had 2 large bodies of water named after him! 

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Henry Hudson had 2 large bodies of water named after him! 

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American Indians lost their land when the explorers came 

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American Indians lost their land when the explorers came 

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Diseases spread and many American Indians died from illness

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Diseases spread and many American Indians died from illness

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American Indians lives before and after exploration 

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American Indians lives before and after exploration 

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american indians lives change when explorers came video - Google Search

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Conflict & Cooperation Between European Explorers and Native American Indians of North America Video

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The New York Public Library Digital Collection (b12349136)

(1450?-99?). An Italian explorer sailing for England, John Cabot was the first European to reach the shores of North America after the Vikings. His landing helped lay the groundwork for the later British claim to Canada.

The details of Cabot's life and voyages are a subject of debate among historians. It is believed that he was born Giovanni Caboto in Genoa, Italy, about 1450. As a child he moved with his family to Venice, and he became a citizen of that city in 1476. During the 1470s he developed into a skilled navigator in travels to the eastern Mediterranean for a Venetian mercantile firm involved in the spice trade. Upon learning that the spices came from Asia, he came up with a plan for reaching Asia by sailing westward.

By the end of 1495 Cabot had moved to England. There, in the port city of Bristol, he won support for his plan among merchants who hoped for a direct link to the Asian markets. In 1496 Henry VII, the English king, authorized the trip even though he had earlier rejected a similar proposal by Christopher Columbus.

After a failed first attempt in 1496, Cabot sailed from Bristol in May 1497 with a crew of 18 on a small ship called the Matthew. His son Sebastian was probably among the crew. On June 24 he sighted the coast of North America and went ashore to claim the land for the English king. The site of his landfall is believed to have been in southern Labrador, Cape Breton Island, or Newfoundland (all now in Canada). He conducted explorations along the coastline before returning to England with news of his discovery in 1497.

The next year, 1498, Cabot set out on a second voyage with five ships and 200 men. He intended to sail down the coast he had found, which he believed to be the coast of China. He thus hoped to find Japan. Cabot did not return from this voyage. Some evidence suggests that he reached North America again, but he was probably lost at sea. ( See also Americas, early exploration of the, "Cabot reaches Canada.")

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(1450?-99?). An Italian explorer sailing for England, John Cabot was the first European to reach the shores of North America after the Vikings. His landing helped lay the groundwork for the later British claim to Canada. The details of Cabot's life and voyages are a subject of debate among historians.

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Hernando de Soto - New World Explorer for Kids - FREE Lesson Plans for Teachers, Games for Kids

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Hernando De Soto was a Spanish explorer. When he was a young man, he traveled to the West Indes and made a fortune in the Central American slave trade. He ran into an impoverished explorer named Pizarro. Pizarro wanted to explore high in the Andes Mountains of South America. He ha…

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Like many other European explorers, Jacques Cartier went to North America looking for gold, spices, and perhaps a shortcut to Asia. Instead he found the Saint Lawrence River, which became France's main route into Canada.

Jacques Cartier was born in 1491 in Brittany, a province of France. In about 1534, the king of France asked him to lead an expedition to North America.

In the spring of 1534 Cartier sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to what is now Canada. There he and his crew explored the land around the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and encountered Indigenous people. Indigenous people are those who have lived on the land for thousands of years. When he sailed back to France, he took with him two Indigenous people.

A second voyage came in May 1535. This time, Cartier sailed deeper into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and into the Saint Lawrence River, using the two Indigenous people he had taken before as guides. About 260 miles (420 kilometers) inland, Cartier reached the village of Stadacona. Today, the city of Quebec stands near that place.

Cartier and his men were among the first Europeans to winter in what is now Canada. The bitter cold surprised them, and some of the men died. After returning to France he reported tales told by the Indigenous people of treasures farther inland.

Cartier once again crossed the Atlantic in 1541. He explored further and found what he thought were gold and diamonds. When he returned to France in 1542, he was told that they were just common minerals. After his third voyage Cartier never returned to North America. He died near Saint-Malo, his birthplace, on September 1, 1557.

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Like many other European explorers, Jacques Cartier went to North America looking for gold, spices, and perhaps a shortcut to Asia. Instead he found the Saint Lawrence River,...