European Exploration and Settlment

What country sponsored Christopher Columbus?

• Spain
• England
• Italy
• Portugal

How many times did Columbus sail to the New World?

• One
• Two
• Three
• Four

This animal was introduced to the New World by Columbus. 

• Llama
• Turkey
• Horse
• Raccoon 

I was searching for the Fountain of Youth, and though I never found it, I was the first to step foot on what is today U.S.A. soil.

• de Soto
• Erikson
• Columbus
• de Leon

Which of the following was NOT a reason the early explorers began to make voyages?

• To serarch for gold and riches
• To omake friends with the Native Americans
• To spread their religion
• The explorerers want to become famous.

This explorer was looking for a way to go west from Europe to find Asia.  Instead he discovered a famous river and explored the area around NYC.  Who is it?

• Amerigo Vespucci
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Christopher Columbus
• Henry Hudson

Which conquistador conquered the Aztecs?

• Ponce de Leon
• Hernando de Soto
• Hernan Cortes
• Francisco Coronado

To go all the way around the Earth by ship or plane is to...

• circumnavigate
• equate
• latitudinate
• circulate

Who below is NOT a conquistador

• Cabot
• Cortez
• Ponce de Leon
• Hernando de Soto

Jacques Cartier was sent by King Francis I to explore for gold and valuable materials.  He explored for which country?

• France
• England 
• Spain
• Portugal