08 Exploration and Colonization Continues

Free Wordsearch on Magellan

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Ferdinand Magellan was a famous explorer from Portugal who lived in the 1500s. He is best known for leading the first expedition to sail all the way around the world. Although he didn’t make it all the way himself, his crew completed the journey after he died. Magellan wanted to find a westward route to the Spice Islands, which were very valuable at the time. In 1519, he set sail with five ships and about 270 men. The trip was long and dangerous, and they faced storms, hunger, and even battles. Magellan was killed in the Philippines during a fight with local people. Still, when one of his ships reached the port from where it started, it became the first ship to circumnavigate the globe. 

 

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Free Exploration Traditional Worksheet

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One big result of exploration was the Columbian Exchange, which was the movement of plants, animals, people, and ideas between Europe, Africa, and the Americas after Christopher Columbus’s voyages. This exchange changed the world—Europeans brought horses, wheat, and sugar to the Americas, and they took back things like potatoes, corn, and tomatoes. While this led to new foods and farming tools that helped people live better, it also caused problems, like the spread of diseases that hurt Native American populations and the beginning of the Atlantic slave trade. So, exploration and the Columbian Exchange had both good and bad effects that shaped history. Here is a FREE worksheet to use in your class on the topic!

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Exploration and Colonization Continues

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