Explorers

Who had the first exploration around the world.

• Magellan
• Columbus
• LaSalle
• Erikkson

Who was the first to set foot on North American. He named the land Vinland. 

• Magellan
• Columbus
• Erikkson
• Cabot 

First explorer to sail down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico. 

• Columbus
• Cabot
• de Soto
• LaSalle 

He went on an expedition to find a faster and easier route to the Indies. 

• de Soto
• Columbus
• Erikkson
• Hudson 

English sea captain who explored North America looking for the Northwest Passage.  He has a river and a bay named after him. 

• Hudson
• Columbus
• Cabot
• Megellan

Spanish conquistador who traveled through Georgia in search of riches. He was the first explorer to reach the Mississippi River. 

• Magellan
• LaSalle
• de Soto
• Hudson 

An Italian explorer who is credited with the second European voyage to North America. 

• Cabot
• Magellan
• Hudson
• Erikkson 

What hemisphere sent the following things; horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, sugarcane, and smallpox. 

• Western Hemisphere
• Eastern Hemisphere 

What hemisphere sent the following things; turkey, corn, tomatoes, cocoa, and beans. 

• Eastern Hemisphere
• Western Hemisphere 

What 3 technological factors helped the explorers? 

• compass, cell phones, astrolabe
• astrolabe, compass, Caravel
• compass, TV, Caravel 
• Caravel, compass, computers