Early Explorers HG quiz

In 1492, who did Spain hire to sail to China in search for spices?

• Samuel de Champlain

• Henry Hudson

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

Which explorer was mutinied by their crew mates and was never heard from again?

• Hudson

• Cabot

• Balboa

• Columbus

Which explorer explored parts of Canada and had a river, a bay, and a strait named after him?

• Hudson

• Cartier

• De Soto

• Balboa

One of the first European explorers to discover the New World. He thought he had landed in India so he called the Native Americans Indians.

• Cabot

• Columbus

• Cartier

• Hudson

___________ explorers were the first Europeans to explore North America?

• Spanish
• Viking
• Portuguese
• French

Europeans needed a new sea route to Asia because they wanted _______________ from India. 

• horses and cows
• sugar cane
• maps and boats
• silk and spices

Which Spanish explorer searched for a magical spring that was rumored to be the fountain of youth?

• Juan Ponce De Leon
• Cortez
  Cortez
• Columbus
• Coronado

What did early explorers use to help them find things?

• google

• maps

• cell phones

• word of mouth

Who led the Pueblo rebellion against the Spanish?

• St. Augustine

• San Marcos

• Champlain

• Pope

Christopher Columbus was

• Russian

• Spanish

• Italian

• American