European Explorers
use the following links to gather info for your project
Make sure you scroll down and view the entire page, some of the videos and websites are useful for all explorers.
Turning Points in History - Age of Exploration
Age of Exploration Notes [1 of 3]
Age of Exploration Notes [2 of 3]
Age of Exploration Notes 3
Just the Facts: America's Explorers and Pioneers Trailer
Bartolome de Las Casas
- http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/330804/Bartolome-de-Las-Casas
- http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl302/philosophers/las_casas.html
- http://www.biography.com/people/bartolom%C3%A9-de-las-casas-37814
- http://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/1501-1600/bartolomeo-de-las-casas-father-to-the-indians-11630011.html
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
- http://www.biography.com/people/francisco-v%C3%A1zquez-de-coronado-9258086
- http://www.history.com/topics/exploration/francisco-vazquez-de-coronado
- http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/a_c/coronado.htm
- http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/places/states/arizona/canyon.htm
- http://mrnussbaum.com/explorers/coronado/
Videos
Giovanni de Verrazano
- http://www.biography.com/people/giovanni-da-verrazzano-9517737#the-first-expedition-of-the-new-world
- http://www.italianhistorical.org/page50.html
- http://ageofex.marinersmuseum.org/index.php?type=explorer&id=22
- http://mrnussbaum.com/explorers/verrazano/
- http://www.landofthebrave.info/giovanni-da-verrazzano.htm
Samuel de Champlain
Age of Exploration Need for trade routes
Age of Exploration Caravels