Europeans Reach the Americas

Columbus believe he could reach _________by sailing west from Europe?

• Spain 
• Portugal 
• Antarctica 
• Asia 

For which country did Columbus agree to sail and claim land for?

• Spain 
• Portugal 
• Antarctica 
• Asia 

How did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella agree to help Columbus on his trip?

• Moral support 
• Finance the journey
• Ask Italy to help him
• Giving him maps 

What was the name of the island first reached by Columbus on his trip across the Atlantic?

• Bahamas 
• Grand Cayman 
• Aruba 
• Cuba 

How did the Taino Indians live?

• In large cities 
• In caves 
• in small farms 
• on the mountains 

Which two countries wanted to add lands to their growing empires following news of Columbus's travels?

• England and Germany
• Spain and Portugal 
• Russia and Spain 
• Portugal and Japan 

Who created the Line of Demarcation, which divided the Atlantic Ocean and gave all lands to the west of the line to Spain?

• Pope Alexander
• King George 
• Queen Isabella 
• Columbus 

Which treaty moved the Line of Demarcation 800 miles further west?

• Columbus 
• Alexander
• Tordesillas 
• Washington 

Which explorer is created with believing that the lands found by Columbus were not Asia, but instead some "new world"?

• Ferdinand Magellan 
• Leif Ericsson 
• Henry the Navigator 
• Amerigo Vespucci 

Which term means to go all the way around the world?

• Circumnavigate 
• Sail
• Go around 
• Explore