Who Am I? Explorers Columbus, Cabot, and Balboa

Match the statements to the right explorer. Christopher Columbus My crew wanted to commit mutiny, but I begged them for 3 more days. It worked! We saw land on the third day. I sailed for Spain, and the king and queen wanted me to bring back lots of gold for them, and claim land for Spain. I made 4 trips looking for a faster route to the Indies. I always believed I had made it there, even though I didn’t. I proved exploration across the Atlantic Ocean was possible! Vasco Nunez de Balboa I was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean. I discovered an isthmus of Panama that was only 43 miles wide--- the passage to the Pacific Ocean! I was a conquistador and fought with the Natives when I was exploring. John Cabot After my first trip to Newfoundland, I tried to go again, but my 4 ships were never heard from again. I discovered the Grand Banks, which was rich with fish. I was trying to find the Northwest Passage, a water route from the Atlantic to the Pacific through Northern Canada.