Social Studies

Who discovered the New World (the Americas)?

• Ferdinand

  Magellan

• Christopher

  Columbus

• Amerigi

  Vespucci

• King and Queen

  Ferdinand

Where did Columbus think he had landed when he sailed to America?

• India

• China

• America

• New England

Who paid for the ships and supplies for the trips to America?

• King of England

• King of India

• Queen of France

• Queen of Spain

What was the voyage across the ocean for originally?

• To find new land

• To find gold

• To trade for spices and silk

• To meet new people

Spanish soldiers were called ____.

• militia

• conquistadors

• military

• aviators

Who figured out that Columbus had in fact discovered a new land and had the new land named after him? ___________

This person actually sailed to America before Columbus according to artifacts found.

• King Ferdinand

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Leif Erikson

• Ferdinand Magellan

What were the natives of the new land called?

• Indians

• Americans

• Cherokee

• Natives

Reorder the following

• Amerigo Vespucci sailed to the Americas

• The Spanish took over South America

• Columbus sailed to the Americas

• The Spanish Soldiers came to America

• Columbus went to Spain looking to get funds to sail

Why did the Spanish come to the New World?

• Spices

• silk

• gold

• slaves