European Explorers Review Game

I have a river named after me, which I hoped would take me to the Pacific Ocean.

I landed in what is now known as Newfoundland and claimed it for Britain.

I heard of a "great western sea" from the Anishnabe.

My ship got trapped in the ice.

I survived mainly because of my First Nation's guide who was a respected leader of the Dene Suline.

Columbus was the first European to propose to sail west in order to find a new route to Asia.

Cartier viewed the First Nations peoples as savages and kidnapped the Stadaconans in order to prove his claims.

My ship contained trade goods bound for Asia

I suffered from cold and hunger, and even lost my toenails to frostbite.

I was shot by my crew.

It was Caboto's idea to sail southwest instead of northwest in search of a western route to Asia.

My missing ships were never found and are the source of much inspiration for artists.

I was the first explorer to reach Canada's west coast by travelling across the land.

La Salle lied about his skills and pretended to speak Iroquois.

I returned to Britain with iron pyrite thinking it was gold.

My maps are considered highly accurate and were instrumental to later explorers.

II landed in the Caribbean and led to the exploration of Central America.

Oral records say I died and my son was adopted and raised by the Woodland Cree.

I left for the Arctic in 1576.

I am an Italian sailor who sailed for Spain in the 1400's.

I was granted the 'power of the king' with the order to conquer, occupy, and possess' lands.

Verendrye started his career as a navigator and then later became a farmer before becoming an explorer.

Caboto was a British sailor who sailed for Britain in the 1400's.

I was famous for being a fool because I believed that iron pyrite I found was gold. "Faux commes diamants du Canada."