Early Explorers

ASIA
ATALANTICOCEAN
CANADA
COLONISTS
COLUMBUS
DRAKE
ENGLAND
EXPLORE
FRANCE
GREENLAND
ICELAND
JAQUESCARTIER
JOHNCABOT
LEIFERICKSON
MERCHANT
NAVIGATE
NEWFOUNDLAND
NORTHAMERICA
PIRATE
ROUTES
VERRAZANO
VIKINGSHIP
VOYAGE
VOYAGE

This word search contains the names of the Early Explorers we have covered in class. It also lists some of the countries mentioned in our studies as well as describing what some of the explorers were hoping to find in their journeys.

Try to find all 24 words on this board.

G E V N O R T H A M E R I C A
Q Q O O E D E T A R I P T N W
N I O S C N E X W Y I L A E V
A B N K N A P F O H Y E B W N
V G A C A L M B S D C X I F J
I R Z I R E V G N O O P M O U
G E A R F C N A C T L L E U P
A E R E X I L I O I O O R N O
T N R F K G T B L T N R C D E
E L E I N N A A U S I E H L E
R A V E A C U D M E S K A A G
A N D L N G D A B T T A N N A
I D A H G C L N U U S R T D Y
S T O X T S W A S O A D T T O
A J A Q U E S C A R T I E R V
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Answer Key for Early Explorers

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11# A V E A C # D M E S K A A G
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15A J A Q U E S C A R T I E R V
Word X Y Direction
ASIA  115n
ATALANTICOCEAN  88ne
CANADA  815n
COLONISTS  115s
COLUMBUS  97s
DRAKE  1214n
ENGLAND  411ne
EXPLORE  124s
FRANCE  57n
GREENLAND  25s
ICELAND  68n
JAQUESCARTIER  115e
JOHNCABOT  215ne
LEIFERICKSON  412n
MERCHANT  136s
NAVIGATE  13s
NEWFOUNDLAND  142s
NORTHAMERICA  41e
PIRATE  122w
ROUTES  1015n
VERRAZANO  311n
VIKINGSHIP  410ne
VOYAGE  1515n
VOYAGE  1515n