Ch. 5 Explorers Test Review

This French nobleman financed his own expedition up and down the Mississippi River Valley.  He claimed land for France.

• Robert de la Salle
• Jacques Cartier
• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
• Hernan Cortes

This Spanish nobleman led an expedition into what is now the southwestern United States in search of a city of gold.

• Hernan Cortes
• Juan Ponce de Leon
• Francisco Pizarro
• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

This sailor was sent by the king of France to find the Northwest Passage.  He never found the passage, but he made France's first land claim in North America.

• Christopher Columbus
• Jacques Cartier
• Robert de la Salle
• Juan Ponce de Leon

Holland and England sponsored this sailor to find a sea route to Asia.  He explored a large river in what is now New York and a huge bay in what is now Canada.  Both bodies of water were named after him.

• Henry Hudson
• Robert de la Salle
• Jacques Cartier
• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

This Spanish nobleman led an expedition to conquer the Aztec empire in what is now central Mexico.  

• Hernan Cortes
• Juan Ponce de Leon
• Francisco Pizarro 
• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

Which of these was the most common impact explorers had in North America?

• Land was claimed for European countries
• Successful settlements were started
• Native people were mistreated
• Diseases were spread among native people

Which of the following areas was not explored by the figures from this chapter?

• the area that is now Florida
• the area that is now the east coast of Canada and the United States
• the area that is now the coast of California
• All of these areas were explored by the figures from this chapter

Which of these was an impact of Christopher Columbus's discovery and exploration of America?

• European countries decided to stop sending explorers to the New World.
• Europeans refused to claim for themselves the new lands they discovered.
• Native people were mistreated
• The compass was invented

What is the name of the shortcut from Europe to Asia through North America that many explorers searched for but never found?

• conquistadors
• Northwest Passage
• Underground Railroad
• contagious diseases

These are sicknesses brought by European explorers that spread quickly and infected many Native Americans:

• conquistadors
• Northwest Passage
• mistreated natives
• contagious diseases