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Primary Source or Secondary Source
#1 John Cabot's diary of his journey Primary Source
#2 A Book about Christopher Columbus written in 1992 Secondary Source
#3 Declaration of Independence Primary Source
#4 Painting of Columbus' landing on coast of New World-1893 Secondary Source
#5 A picture of U.S. Constitution from our history textbook Primary Source
Columbus/Cabot
#1 I landed off the coast of Canada due to my northern route across the Atlantic John Cabot
#2 I landed at Hispaniola, as well as San Salvador and Cuba. Christopher Columbus
#3 I was born in Italy and sailed for England. John Cabot
#4 I was the first to discover the "New World" Christopher Columbus
#5 I helped England become a power in the fishing industry John Cabot
Vespucci/Da Gama
#1 My route took me around the Cape of Good Hope to India Da Gama
#2 I discovered that the North Star can't be seen in the sky south of the equator. Vespucci
#3 I helped Portugal become the first to colonize other parts of the world. Da Gama
#4 I wish someone would have told me about traveling on the high seas during monsoon season. Da Gama
#5 I became the first person to realize that there is a continent between Europe and Asia. Vespucci
Magellan/Drake
#1 I became the first to circumnavigate the world. Magellan
#2 I named the Pacific Ocean because it was so much calmer than the Atlantic Magellan
#3 I am a privateer who likes to steal from Spanish ships. Drake
#4 I was looking for the Molucca Islands to find spices. Magellan
#5 I claimed San Francisco for my country. Drake
Miscellanious
#1 Who formed the first Spanish alliance in Asia? Magellan
#2 Who made two trips to South America, including the Amazon River? Vespucci
#3 Who had his crew massacred by Native people because they had tried to enslave them? Columbus
#4 Who changed his name because he was sailing for a different country than his own? John Cabot
#5 Who was the 2nd person to circumnavigate the world? Drake
Final Question
Identify and Explain the impact European Exploration had on Indigenous people around the world. Disease and Slavery. Europeans many times brought diseases that Natives had no immunity to which killed many natives as well as taking Natives as their slaves around the world.