European Explorers Unit Test

One of the main reasons for the European’s explorations was to find the _________, which was a waterway to Asia. They wanted to find this in order to find a safer and easier route to Asia. They sought to access the goods, gold, and spices found there.

• Silk Road
• Sea Route
• Northwest Passage

The Europeans brought ______ to Native Americans that killed hundreds of thousands. Native Americans were also killed or enslaved for their land and resources.

• Diseases
• Money
• Weapons

What country sponsored Christopher Columbus' exploration?

• England
• Holland
• France
• Spain

Who was the FIRST explorer to sail west across the Atlantic Ocean to find a sea route to Asia. Discovered San Salvador (Bahamas), Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, and Cuba. 

• Christopher Columbus
• Henry Hudson 
• John Cabot
• Vasco Nuñez de Balboa

What country sponsored John Cabot?

• United States
• France
• Spain
• England

Who was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean and claim it for Spain.

• Vasco Nuñez de Balboa
• Jacques Cartier
• Henry Hudson
• Juan Ponce de Leon

Which explorer was beheaded by the new governor of Panama for treason.

• Juan Ponce de Leon
• John Cabot
• Vasco Nuñez de Balboa
• Christopher Columbus

Holland, the Dutch East India Company, and later England sponsored this explorers exploration....

• Jacques Cartier
• Christopher Columbus
• Juan Ponce de Leon
• Henry Hudson

Henry Hudson was in search of the ____________ when he started his expedition 

• Hudson river
• Hudson bay
• Northwest passage 
• Fountain of youth

Who discovered the Hudson Bay and Hudson River and the land around it, the present-day state of New York, for Holland?

• Native Americans
• Henry Hudson
• John Cabot
• Christopher Columbus