Explorers Test

Who was the first European to lead an expedition that circumnavigated the globe?

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

• John Cabot

Which explorer is credited with discovering the New World in 1492?

• Henry Hudson

• Christopher Columbus

• Samuel de Champlain

• Hernando de Soto

What was Amerigo Vespucci known for?

• Finding a water route to India

• Leading the first voyage around the world

• Discovering that the Americas were separate continents

• Establishing French colonies in Canada

John Cabot explored North America on behalf of which country?

• Spain

• Portugal

• England

• France

Henry Hudson’s voyages primarily focused on finding what?

• A trade route to India

• The Northwest Passage

• The Fountain of Youth

• A new route to Africa

Which explorer's voyage led to the naming of the Americas?

• John Cabot

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Vasco da Gama

• Hernán Cortés

The purpose of Francisco Vázquez de Coronado’s expedition was to:

• To find a new trade route to Asia

• To search for the Seven Cities of Gold

• To conquer the Aztec Empire

• To map the St. Lawrence River

Which river did Samuel de Champlain help map and explore?

• The Amazon River

• The St. Lawrence River

• The Mississippi River

• The Hudson River

René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, explored which major river system?

• The Amazon

• The Mississippi

• The Columbia

• The Nile

Hernando de Soto was the first European to document which major U.S. river?

• The Mississippi River

• The Colorado River

• The Missouri River

• The Hudson River