Early Explorers

Christopher Columbus sailed from which country?

• Spain
• Portugal
• Italy
• France

In what year to Columbus come to the new land the 1st time?

• 1452
• 1492
• 1544
• 1592

Which group of explorers developed a profitable trading system with the Native Americans?

• Spanish
• French
• English
• Italians

What did the French explorers build along the Mississippi River?

• boat docks
• naval bases
• hogans
• trading forts

What year did John White leave England to sail to North America?

• 1497
• 1608
• 1584
• 1534

What name was given to Cortes, Coronado, and Cabrillo?

• rebels
• conquistadors
• horsemen
• seekers

What did Columbus take back to Spain from his first journey?

• animals, plants, gold
• spices, tea, silk
• ice cream, salt, gold
• people, tea, spices

Which of these men sailed for France?

• Henry Hudson
• Giovanni da Verrazano
• John Cabrillo
• John White

What was the Northwest Passage?

• a water route around Africa
• a trip down the Mississippi River
• a water route around North America
• a way to get sunken treasure

What did ALL of the European explorers do when they reached North America?

• searched for gold
• claimed land for other countries
• established trade with the natives
• built forts