The explorer who discovered the Americas in 1492 was?
Exploration Review

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
John Cabot
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did the Europeans travel to the Americas?
To find the Northwest Passage and new resources
To escape from Europe
To learn new languages
To build new cities
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Europeans hope to gain through exploration?
Wealth, power, and glory
New friends
Better weather
More land for farming
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Columbian Exchange refers to the exchange of what between Europe and the Americas?
Goods, people, ideas, and disease
Money and gold
Animals and plants
Books and art
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who were the explorers responsible for the fall of the Aztec and Inca empires?
Herman Cortes and Francisco Pizarro
Christopher Columbus and John Cabot
Vasco da Gama and Ferdinand Magellan
Marco Polo and Leif Erikson
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The European country that controlled the largest area of colonies in the Americas was?
Spain
France
England
Portugal
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the specific name of the explorers who traveled to North America to trade with indigenous people for fur?
French fur traders
Spanish conquistadors
English settlers
Dutch merchants
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