Famous Explorers

What country did Christopher Columbus represent? 

• Spain
• England
• Italy
• France

Which country did John Cabot represent?

• Italy
• France
• North America
• England

Which country did Vasco Nunez de Balboa represent?

• France
• Holland
• Asia
• Spain

Which country did Hernando De Soto represent?

• England
• Spain
• South America
• Asia

Which country did Jacques Cartier represent?

• Holland
• France
• Spain
• England

Which country did Henry Hudson represent? 

• France
• Spain
• Holland
• Africa

What was Christopher Columbus's goal?

• To find a safer, shorter route to Asia 
• To find gold
• To see his family
• To go to Spain

What was John Cabot's success?

• He fought Native Americans
• He found great fishing and land for England in what is now Canada
• He had no maps. 
• He lost his family. 

What was Balboa's success?

• He was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean by land. 
• He named Canada.
• He fought with Native Americans
• He went through bad weather. 

What obstacle did Christopher Columbus go through?

• He fought with the Native Americans.
• He ran out of gas for his car. 
• He had no maps and his crew was frightened.
• He fought an illness.