European Explorers

Name the explorer from England who searched for the Northwest Passageway:

• Jacques Cartier

• Henry Hudson

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

This explorer was the first to reach the Pacific Ocean. He was the first to see it.

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Amerigo Vespuci

• John Cabot

I set sail in 1492 in search for a quick way to Asia

and started the Age of Exploration.

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

• Hernando de Soto

• Jacques Cartier

I discovered the Hudson River, but I was abandoned by my crew.

• John Cabot

• Hernando de Soto

• Jacques Cartier

• Henry Hudson

Who mistakenly discovered the Americas in 1492?

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernado de Soto

• Francisco Coronado

• Montezuma

Who was Hernan Cortes?

• A Portuguese explorer who discovered Brazil

• A Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico

• An Inca leader who resisted Spanish conquest

• A French explorer who mapped the Mississippi River

Which of the following explorers established the city of Quebec?

• John Cabot

• Robert La Salle

• Christopher Columbus

• Samuel de Champlain

Which of the following is NOT a reason why European countries began sending explorers to the new world?

• They wanted to share Christianity with the Native Americans.

• They wanted to find natural resources that could be sold in Europe.

• They wanted to befriend and form alliances with the Native Americans.

• They wanted to expand their power across the Atlantic Ocean.

Where did John Cabot think he had arrived when he first landed in the Americas?

• The Bahamas

• Canada

• Mexico

• Asia

What country did Francisco Coronado claim land for?

• Spain

• France

• Great Britain

• Portugal