Europe in the New World

Who conquered the Inca in South America?

• Hernando Cortes

• Francisco Pizarro

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Henry Hudson

Who sailed his first voyage for Spain in 1492?  He was looking for a shorter route to Asia.  He thought he was in the Indies, but he was actually in America.

• Amerigo Vespucci

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

Who sailed west to reach Asia in 1519?  He was killed in the Philippine Islands, but his crew continued on and was the first to sail around the world.

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Giovanni da Verrazzano

Who wanted to determine if Columbus found Asia or new lands?  He explored South America and realized it was not Asia.  America is named after him.

• Amerigo Vespucci

• John Cabot

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Hernando de Soto

Who was said to be searching for the Fountain of Youth as he explored Florida?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernando de Soto

• Juan Ponce de Leon

Who was the first European to reach the Mississippi River?

• Hernando de Soto

• Francisco Coronado

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Ferdinand Magellan

Who was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean?

• Francisco Coronado

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Who conquered the Aztec?

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernando Cortes

• Hernando de Soto

• Juan Ponce de Leon

Who explored the American Southwest while searching for the cities of gold?

• Hernando de Soto

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Francisco Coronado

• Francisco Pizarro

Who claimed much of what is now New York for the Netherlands? His crew mutinied and set him adrift at sea.

• Giovanni da Verrazzano

• Jacques Cartier

• John Cabot

• Henry Hudson