Match the beginnings of the sentences with the sentence endings.

With the help of new ships and instruments	??? Jamestown became the first permanent settlement European navigators were able to travel faster Magellan got into bad weather and lost two ships because the Portuguese king had rejected him and brought gold and silver back to Spain because they set up trading posts in western Africa because he thought he had reached India started founding settlements in the New World to prove he had reached India Europeans started to look for new passage to Asia
Christopher Columbus sailed for the Queen of Spain	??? Jamestown became the first permanent settlement European navigators were able to travel faster Magellan got into bad weather and lost two ships because the Portuguese king had rejected him and brought gold and silver back to Spain because they set up trading posts in western Africa because he thought he had reached India started founding settlements in the New World to prove he had reached India Europeans started to look for new passage to Asia
During the 17th century the French and English	??? Jamestown became the first permanent settlement European navigators were able to travel faster Magellan got into bad weather and lost two ships because the Portuguese king had rejected him and brought gold and silver back to Spain because they set up trading posts in western Africa because he thought he had reached India started founding settlements in the New World to prove he had reached India Europeans started to look for new passage to Asia
Spanish conquistadors conquered Central and South America	??? Jamestown became the first permanent settlement European navigators were able to travel faster Magellan got into bad weather and lost two ships because the Portuguese king had rejected him and brought gold and silver back to Spain because they set up trading posts in western Africa because he thought he had reached India started founding settlements in the New World to prove he had reached India Europeans started to look for new passage to Asia
Vasco da Gama brought spices and gold back	??? Jamestown became the first permanent settlement European navigators were able to travel faster Magellan got into bad weather and lost two ships because the Portuguese king had rejected him and brought gold and silver back to Spain because they set up trading posts in western Africa because he thought he had reached India started founding settlements in the New World to prove he had reached India Europeans started to look for new passage to Asia
After the Turkish empire blocked overland routes	??? Jamestown became the first permanent settlement European navigators were able to travel faster Magellan got into bad weather and lost two ships because the Portuguese king had rejected him and brought gold and silver back to Spain because they set up trading posts in western Africa because he thought he had reached India started founding settlements in the New World to prove he had reached India Europeans started to look for new passage to Asia
When he reached the tip of South America	??? Jamestown became the first permanent settlement European navigators were able to travel faster Magellan got into bad weather and lost two ships because the Portuguese king had rejected him and brought gold and silver back to Spain because they set up trading posts in western Africa because he thought he had reached India started founding settlements in the New World to prove he had reached India Europeans started to look for new passage to Asia
Columbus called the natives Indians	??? Jamestown became the first permanent settlement European navigators were able to travel faster Magellan got into bad weather and lost two ships because the Portuguese king had rejected him and brought gold and silver back to Spain because they set up trading posts in western Africa because he thought he had reached India started founding settlements in the New World to prove he had reached India Europeans started to look for new passage to Asia