Early Explorers Chapter 15

The first European to realize a new land had been found.

• Hernando de Soto

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

The first European to discover a western sea route to Asia.

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Hernando de Soto

The first European to find a water route across South America.

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Hernando de Soto

The first European to find the Americas in the Age of Exploration.

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernando de Soto

• Christopher Columbus

The explorer to sail west from Europe in search of a sea route to Asia

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernando de Soto

The first European to see and cross the Mississippi River.

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Hernando de Soto

The first person to cross the Pacific Ocean.

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernando de Soto

• Amerigo Vespucci

The explorer that explored the land that became Tennessee, as well as other southeastern states.

• Hernando de Soto

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

Why were many Spanish explorers known as “conquistadors”?

• They were soldiers who came prepared to attack and conquer American Indians.

• It identified the type of ship most Spanish explorers sailed on.

• Conquistador was the king they sailed for.

• They were Catholics who built missions to spread their religion to American Indians.

What goal did Christopher Columbus hope to achieve when he set sail in 1492?

• to find a shorter route to Asia by sailing east across the Pacific Ocean

• to find a shorter route to Asia by sailing west across the Pacific Ocean

• to find a shorter route to Asia by sailing east across the Atlantic Ocean

• to find a shorter route to Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean