SS MYF Review

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella paid for Christopher Columbus’ voyage to accomplish what?

• Finding new land and resources for Spain.

• Finding trees and plants to learn about.

• Finding Native Americans to partner with for trading goods.

• Finding a northern route to Asia.

A lot of European explorers went looking for land, but one of them “sparked interest” and inspired others to look for a water route to Asia in the "New World." Who was this person?

• Vasco Nunez De Balboa

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Jacques Cartier

What was the main goal of the Spanish missionaries?

• to protect the American Indians

• to trade with the American Indians

• to learn about the customs of the American Indians

• to convert Native Americans to become Christians

John Cabot’s voyage resulted in what?

• The exploration of the Mississippi river.

• The exploration of Newfoundland.

• The exploration of the Hudson river

• The exploration of minerals

John Cabot reached the shore of which continent on his 1947 voyage?

• South America

• Antarctica

• North America

• Bahamas

What obstacles prevented Hudson and his crew from sailing north through the Arctic?

• lack of supplies

• no clear directions

• icy water and cold weather

• stopping and trading with the Native Americans

Did Hudson meet his goals during his voyage?

• Yes, he claimed Canada for Spain

• Yes, he struck it rich when he found gold.

• No, he never found land.

• No, he did not find the Northwest passage to Asia.

Some American Indians and European Explorers cooperated in hopes of

• spreading Christianity

• learning how to hunt

• selling their land for gold

• trading for goods that were manufactured in Europe

Native Americans and European settlers had different ideas about land. What was the primary reason?

• They each had different ways of hunting animals.

• They each had different ideas for segregating the land.

• They had different ways of clearing the land for farming.

• They had different opinions on who owned the land

Vasco Nunez de Balboa was the first person to discover what body of water when he arrived at the Isthmus of Panama.

• Caribbean Sea

• Atlantic Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean