The first European to realize a new land had been found.
Early Explorers Chapter 15

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Cherie Bryant
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Hernando de Soto
Christopher Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
Ferdinand Magellan
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
The first European to discover a western sea route to Asia.
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
Hernando de Soto
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
The first European to find a water route across South America.
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Amerigo Vespucci
Hernando de Soto
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
The first European to find the Americas in the Age of Exploration.
Amerigo Vespucci
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernando de Soto
Christopher Columbus
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
The explorer to sail west from Europe in search of a sea route to Asia
Christopher Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernando de Soto
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
The first European to see and cross the Mississippi River.
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Amerigo Vespucci
Hernando de Soto
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
The first person to cross the Pacific Ocean.
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernando de Soto
Amerigo Vespucci
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