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EUROPEAN EXPLORATION OF THE AMERICAS 3
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Chapter Section 1 Spain Claims an Empire
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2Outline Map Activities
Spain Explores the Americas, 1500sA. Use the map on textbook page 63 and the atlas to locate the following bodies of
water, modern states and countries, and routes of the Spanish explorers. Thenlabel them on the outline map on the back of this page.
Bodies of Water Land Areas Routes of ExplorersAtlantic Ocean North America Puerto Rico Balboa CortésGulf of Mexico Mexico Cuba Cabeza de Vaca Ponce de LeónPacific Ocean Florida Panama Cabrillo De SotoMississippi River New Mexico Peru Coronado PizzaroRio Grande TexasCaribbean Sea
B. After labeling the map, use it to answer the following questions.
1. Which Spanish explorer sailed from Puerto Rico around the coast of Florida?
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2. Which explorer led an expedition in the lower Mississippi River valley?
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3. Which explorer traveled farther south than any other did?
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4. Describe the route taken by Cabeza de Vaca.
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5. Which three explorers made their journeys almost exclusively by water?
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6. What present-day country did one explorer cross to go from one ocean to another?
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7. Which explorer does this sentence describe: “Seeking the rumored cities of gold,he traveled through the southwestern United States, primarily present-day NewMexico and neighboring states.”
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8. In which U.S. state would you expect to find the Cabrillo National Monument?Why?
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