Explorers of North America

Who was the first European explorer to set foot on North America since the Vikings?

• John Cabote

• Giovanni da Verrazzano

• Jacques Cartier

• Francis Drake

Which explorer explored the Atlantic Coast and was either killed and eaten by cannibals or executed by the Spanish?

• John Cabote

• Giovanni da Verrazzano

• Jacques Cartier

• Francis Drake

Who claimed Canada for France and mapped the St. Lawrence River?

• John Cabote

• Giovanni da Verrazzano

• Jacques Cartier

• Francis Drake

Who led the first English expedition to circumnavigate the world?

• John Cabote

• Giovanni da Verrazzano

• Jacques Cartier

• Francis Drake

Who mapped the Atlantic coast, the Great Lakes, and founded Quebec?

• Samuel de Champlain

• Henry Hudson

• Robert La Salle

• James Cook

Who explored the Hudson River and Hudson Bay while looking for the Northwest Passage?

• Samuel de Champlain

• Henry Hudson

• Robert La Salle

• James Cook

Who claimed the regions watered by the Mississippi River and its tributaries for France?

• Samuel de Champlain

• Henry Hudson

• Robert La Salle

• James Cook

Who mapped lands from New Zealand to Hawaii and searched for the Northwest Passage?

• Samuel de Champlain

• Henry Hudson

• Robert La Salle

• James Cook

Which explorer claimed the land for England and explored North America in 1497-1498?

• John Cabote

• Giovanni da Verrazzano

• Jacques Cartier

• Francis Drake

Which explorer explored the Atlantic Coast and was either killed and eaten by cannibals or executed by the Spanish?

• John Cabote

• Giovanni da Verrazzano

• Jacques Cartier

• Francis Drake