The Explorers

5. wrote about the injustices towards natives
7. he explored the Southeast and the Mississippi River
10. this led to the deaths of a lot of Native Americans by disease
13. America was named after him even though he only went to South America
16. converting natives to this was a secondary reason for European exploration
17. colonized central Mexico
18. this country is predominantly Protestant

1. invented the chronometer
2. he made it to the most southern part of Africa
3. helped navigate ships during exploration
4. explored Northern Canada and claimed it for France
6. he sailed around Africa and made it to India
8. sailing ship that was faster and more manueverable
9. his arrival led to the downfall of the Aztec Empire
11. first to circumnavigate the world
12. a type of economy that included getting gold and silver from colonies and sending it to the mother country
14. colonized Brazil
15. those that would have benefitted the most from an alternate sea route to Asia