Ch 1 Exploration

In what year did Columbus discover America?

• 1567  
• 1442  
• 1492  
• 1942  

Who came to America five hundred years before Columbus?

• Amerigo Vespucci  
• Sir Francis Drake  
• Leif Erikkson  
• John Cabot  

The Sea Dogs were a group of bold Spanish sea captains who struck at the heart of English power.

• True
• False

Columbus had the assistance of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain in his historic voyage to the New World.

• True
• False

The early Spanish explorations of the New World were led by

• sea dogs  
• conquistadors  
• huguenots  
• Incas

What does "circumnavigation" mean?

• goofing around  
• sailing up  
• direct sailing  
• sailing around  

This French explorer found the St. Lawerence river in Canada and helped give France a claim to a large section of North America.

• Leif Erikkson   Option 1*
• Vasco de Balboa  
• Jacques Cartier  
• John Smith  

What does "nomadic" mean?

• constantly on the ground  
• constantly on the move
• explorers  
• sad or disappointed

What European nation first dominated the exploration of the New World?

• Spain
• France
• England

What was the name of the New World in honor of Vespucci?

• America
• Indies
• West Indies
• United States