European Explorers (Chapter 2)

Which Spanish explorer traveled in North America for more than 7,000 miles and discovered an American Indian Pueblo? This explorer also walked through the Great Plains.

• Christopher Columbus

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

One way the Spanish were able to settle the boarder lands in North America was by creating communities that would work to spread religion and convert Native Americans to practicing Christianity.

• Missionaries

• Presidios

• Pueblos

• Adobe

Spain was able to the settle the borderlands of North America by creating missions and _________(Spanish forts)

• Missions

• Pueblos

• Adobe

• Presidios

Which English explorer was sent by King Henry VII and was one of the first to discover Newfoundland, an island off the Coast of Canada.

• John Smith

• John Cabot

• John Rolfe

• Henry Hudson

Which European country had a positive relationship with the Native America's?

• English

• French

• Spain

Which French explorer goal was to find a Northwest Passage, an all-water route through the North American continent to the Pacific Ocean?

• John White

• Samuel de Champlain

• Jacques Cartier

• John Smith

Which European country established a business-partnership with the Huron Native Americans?

• French

• English

• Spanish

• Dutch

Which European Colony in North America experiences a "starving time" between 1608-1609?

• French

• English

• Spanish

• Dutch

Which English Explorer explored the coastline farther north for the Netherlands? This English Explorer was sponsored by Dutch merchants.

• John Smith

• Peter Minuit

• Henry Hudson

Which French Explorer the length of the Mississippi Rivier?

• Samuel de Champlain

• Jacques Cartier

• Robert Cavalier de la Salle