Adventures in the Americas

1. Adventures in the Americas By Jacob, Owen F. and Zoe

2. In the 1300’s people in Europe read Marco Polo’s book about countries. He was in Venice , Italy.

3. Europeans explored Africa first. Explores started colonies on Africa and on islands.

4. Christopher Columbus believed he could reach India sooner by sailing west. Columbus thought that he was near China but it really was San Salvador In the Bahamas.

5. There were two types of robbers, privateers and pirates. Privateers were people hired by kings and queens to steal cargo from other ships, and pirateswere outlaws who stole on their own.

6. Henry Hudson, an explorer sailed for the English and the Dutch. Ice stopped Henry Hudson’s ship from getting to a new country.

7. John Cabot read, Columbus’s book about his trip to “China”. He believed Columbus had went to far south.

8. New World colonists could only take along only a little amount of crops They had to clear the land and plant crops quickly so they didn’t run out.

9. Cartier’s men died of scurvy, an illness caused by not eating not enough fruits and vegetables. Other men died by the Iroquois Indians, because Cartier treated them very badly.

10. During the expedition Cabrillo died after breaking his leg. While he did not find new trade routes, Cabrillo is remembered for mapping the California Coast.