NORTH AMERICA EUROPE ASIA AFRICA SOUTH AMERICA AUSTRALIA

NORTH AMERICA EUROPE ASIA AFRICA SOUTH AMERICA AUSTRALIA ANTARCTICA

Atl ant ic O cea n Arctic Ocean Indian Ocean Pacific Ocean

Number your paper from 1 to 11. Match the name of the ocean or continent with the number and write it on your paper. Use the word bank below. 11 Word Bank 3 Africa Antarctica Arctic Ocean Asia Atlantic Ocean Australia Europe Indian Ocean North America Pacific Ocean South America 4 1 8 5 9 2 10 6 7

We live on the continent of North America. Can you name the countries on our continent? North America

Canada ce O At la nt ic O an e c o xic Me P ific c a an United States

England France ly Ita ly Spain

Wh l i a os e h t ed n a e oc n i e blu ? 2 9 14

In 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail across the Atlantic Ocean in search of the Indies. He had spent much time trying to convince King Ferdinand Queen Isabella of Spain to pay for the ships that would have him bringing them all of the finest riches in India. This would be a difficult journey because Columbus would have to sail west to reach the Indies in the east. The King and Queen finally agreed and gave Columbus three ships, the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. After a difficult voyage, Columbus and his three ships landed. Believing he had landed in India he named the native people there Indians. Columbus actually landed on an island south of North America, known as San Salvador. This “mistake” in which he discovered the Americas opened the doors to future European exploration.

Spain Salvador

Juan Ponce de Leon • Ponce de Leon sailed for Spain • He went looking for the Fountain of Youth • He was the first European to land on the peninsula of Florida • Ponce de Leon explored the area that later became St. Augustine, the first Spanish settlement in the New World

Ponce de Leon’s Journey Spain Florida

Jacques Cartier • Cartier sailed for France. • He was looking for the Northwest passage to the Indies. • He explored the St. Lawrence River in Canada, near what later became Quebec.

Jacques Cartier’s Voyage r a St. L n wre ive ce R France

Christopher Newport sailed for England. He was sent by the Virginia Company to establish a colony in the New World. Newport sailed with colonists and supplies on three ships: the Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery. They landed in the New World in 1607 and named the new settlement Jamestown, after King James of England. Jamestown was the first successful English settlement. It is located on the James River in what is now Virginia.

England Jamestown