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Island group in West Indies, southwest of Florida |
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Islands between the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, extending from Florida in North America to Venezuela in South America |
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Italian-born explorer who sailed to the Americas in 1492; he was the first European to establish lasting contact between Europe and the Americas |
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King of Spain who agreed to finance Christopher Columbus' expedition to the Americas |
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Spanish explorer who was the first European to reach the Eastern shore of the Pacific Ocean |
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Queen of Spain who agreed to finance Christopher Columbus' expedition to the Americas |
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Italian navigator who sailed along the eastern coast of South America; person who America is named after |
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Portuguese explorer who was the first person to sail around the world |
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A journey made for a special purpose |
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Settlement far from the country that ruled it |
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Movement of people, plants, animals, diseases and ways of life between the Eastern and Western Hemisphere |
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