European Explorers 3rd Grade

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

I believed I could reach Asia by traveling west across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492.  I asked the king and queen of Spain to pay for my journey.

• Cabot
• de Leon
• Columbus
• Cortes

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

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

What was the main accomplishment of exploration?

• The discovery of new lands
• Riches and valuable gold
• Natural resources like large forest and fish
• Learning to grow crops from Native Americans

Christopher Columbus thought he had reached India, but he had really landed in______.

• Florida
• Canada
• the Bahamas
• Hudson Bay

_____________ discovered the Gulf of St. Lawrence and explored over 1000 miles of the St. Lawrence River.

• John Cabot
• Jacques Cartier
• Vasco Nunea Balboa
• Christopher Columbus

Which European country sponsored Christopher Columbus' voyages?

• England
• Mexico
• France
• Spain

What was the purpose of Columbus' expeditions?

• To find a shorter route to Asia by sailing west
• To claim land in Canada
• To explore the Hudson Bay
• None of the above

Ponce de Leon was the first European explorer to 

• claim land for France int he Western Hemisphere.
• Set foot on what is now the United States
• Start a colony for England in North America.
• Sail across the Atlantic Ocean.

Who is Christopher Columbus? 

• Explorer who found the Indies.
• Explorer who found the Americas.
• Explorer who sailed to Asia. 
• Explorer who sailed to the Indies.