5th SS, Ch 3

The ___________________ tried to change the Catholic Church and caused to send missionaries to the Americas.

• Reformation

• Renaissance

• Reconquista

• Revolution

_______________ was the first European to see the Pacific from the Americas.

• de Soto

• Pizarro

• Cortez

• Balboa

What does entrepreneur mean?

• conquerer

• business manager

• missionary

• rebels

What were the Europeans looking for when they landed in the Americas?

• places to start new colonies

• new kinds of plants and animals

• a sea route to Asia

• religious and political freedom

____________________ explored and claimed much of the southern half of what is now the United States.

• Balboa

• Coronado

• Hudson

• Ponce de Leon

• de Soto

_________________ explored and claimed for Holland much of what is now the New York State and the surrounding area.

• Balboa

• Hudson

• Ponce de Leon

• de Soto

• Coronado

______________ explored and claimed much of what is now the Southwestern United States for Spain.

• Balboa

• Coronado

• Hudson

• Ponce de Leon

• de Soto

_______________________ explored and claimed what is now the state of Florida for Spain.

• Balboa

• Coronado

• Hudson

• Ponce de Leon

• de Soto

What happened during Henry Hudson's last voyage?

• He found the Northwest Passage.

• His crew mutinied and set him adrift.

• He returned to England with furs and riches.

• He set up trades routes with Asia.

What were Verrazano, Cartier, and Hudson searching for in North America?

• the Fountain of Youth

• the Indes

• the Northwest Passage

• the Seven Cities of Gold