Explorers & Conquerors

1. Hernan Cortes

1.1. Spanish Conquistadors

1.2. Causes fall of the Aztec Empire

1.3. Began colorizing the Americas for Spain

2. Francis Drake

2.1. English sea captian

2.2. Claimed California for the English

2.3. Started the conflict with Spain

3. Henry Hudson

3.1. English Sea Explorer

3.2. Explored Modern Day Canada

3.3. Landed in the Americas in 1609

3.4. Hudson Bay

4. Christopher Columbus

4.1. Discovered the Americas in !492

4.2. For voyages to the Americas

4.3. Italian Explorer

5. Spainards

5.1. Overran the Inca

5.2. Lead by Francisco Pizarro

5.3. !80 Men were set out

5.4. Explored through Peru

5.5. Conquered many empires

6. James Cook

6.1. British Explorer

6.2. Made detailed maps of the new found land

6.3. Joined British Navy

6.4. Mapped from New Zealand to Hawaii