Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
Explorers (Christopher Columbus (He sighted land on Oct. 12, 1492- and…
Explorers
Christopher Columbus
He sighted land on Oct. 12, 1492- and thought it was the East Indies near Japan
He landed on the island of San Salvador, in the Caribbean Sea
He was from Italy, but sailed under the flag of Spain
-
-
New Continents
Amerigo Vespucci discovered that there were 2 large continents blocking the route to Asia (North and South America)
-
-
-
Northwest Passage
It was never found, but England and France began claiming parts of North America
-
-
-
Giovanni de Verrazano
-
He was the 1st known European to reach NC- he thought the Pamlico and Albemarle Sound was the Pacefic Ocean (150 yrs ppl thought that)
-
-
Journey to the Indies
China, India, and other countries in Asia were know for their treasures such as silk and spices
European navigators felt the safest way to the East was by sea, around Africa
-
Verrazano Explores NC
-
He wrote the "wholesome air, fair fields, and plants," "some mightie great woods," and "trees unknown to our Europe"
-
-