Explorers

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This explorer was the first European to reach the New World in 1492.

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Christopher Columbus

Front

Which of the following was NOT a reason the early explorers began their journeys?
To search for gold and riches,
To spread their religions, especially Christianity, to other lands,
To find and settle new land

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To make friends with the native people they met

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What happened to Henry Hudson on his last voyage?

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He was set adrift by his crew and was never heard from again

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Christopher Columbus believed he landed in India after his first journey. Where did he actually land?

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The Bahamas

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This explorer crossed the jungles and mountains of Panama to become the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean.

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Vasco Nunez de Balboa

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Hernan Cortes was a Spanish Conquistador. Which North American empire did he conquer?

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The Aztecs

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What was an outcome of John Cabot's attempt to find the Northwest Passage?

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He discovered good fishing in Canada and many fishing companies were set up

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What was the Northwest Passage?

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A water route that early explorers believed would take them to Asia.

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This explorer explored Florida and eastern parts of North America before becoming the first European to reach the Mississippi River.

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Hernando De Soto

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True or False. Lines of longitude run North and South (vertically)

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True