European Exploration
3.5, 3.3
Sarah Duncan
Portsmouth Public Schools
Social Studies Specialist

Vocabulary
• Hemisphere
– Half of a sphere/globe
– Created by the prime meridian
or the equator
The Prime Meridian creates
what two hemispheres?
The Equator creates what two
hemispheres?

Vocabulary
• Regions ~
– Places that have common characteristics
• Continent ~
– The largest landform on earth
What are the seven continents?
• Ocean ~
– The largest body of water on earth
What are the four oceans?

Was North America. It is Was where the
called New World because Europeans came from,
the Europeans had not been their “homeland”
there yet
England
France
Spain
Are all located
in Europe.

Who were the Explorers?
• Christopher Columbus
– Was sponsored by
Spain to find a sea
route to Asia.
– He was the first
European to a sea
route to America.
– He discovered the
“New World” and
landed in San
Salvador.

Who were the Explorers?
• Juan Ponce de
Leon:
– Was sponsored by
Spain to discover
riches and land to
conquer
– The first European
to land in Florida,
near St. Augustine
and he gave Spain
a claim to Florida.

Who were the Explorers?
• Jacques Cartier
– Sponsored by
France to colonize
the New World
– Explored the St.
Lawrence River
Valley (near
Quebec)
– Gave France a
claim in North
America

Who were the Explorers?
• Christopher Newport
– Was sponsored by
England to discover
riches, a western sea
route to Asia and to
colonize Virginia
– He arrived at present
day Jamestown and
made four additional
voyages bringing people
and supplies to
Jamestown
– He was one of the first
men to reach the fall
line of the James River

San Salvador
Christopher Columbus
Monument in San Salvador

St. Augustine

Quebec

Jamestown, Virginia

Christopher Columbus sailed
west from Spain to:
A. Colonize Virginia
B. Colonize Canada
C. Discover Riches for Italy
D. Find a Western route to Asia

Ponce de Leon explored to:
A. Find the Pacific Ocean
B. Discover riches and conquer land
C. Find a western sea route to India
D. To find Spain

Jacques Cartier’s reason for
exploring was to:
A. Discover the “Old World”
B. Colonize the “New World”
C. Search for gold in Mali
D. Colonize Florida

Which of the following was NOT
a reason for the explorations of
Christopher Newport?
A. To discover riches
B. To find a western sea route to Asia
C. To colonize Virginia
D. To claim land for France

How was the accomplishment of
Christopher Columbus different
from the achievements of the
other explorers?
A. He did not have a sponsor
B. He was the first to discover the “Old
World”
C. He was the first European to find a
sea route to America
D. He was the first explorer to reach the
Fall Line

The first European to find land
in Florida near St. Augustine
was an achievement of:
A. Christopher Newport
B. Christopher Columbus
C. Jacques Cartier
D. Juan Ponce de Leon

The exploration of the St. Lawrence
River Valley near Quebec, Canada
by the following explorer gave
France a claim to North America:
A. Juan Ponce de Leon
B. Christopher Columbus
C. Jacques Cartier
D. Christopher Newport