2.1 Age of Exploration

Who were the first "founders" of America?

• Pirates

• Columbus

• Vikings

• Africans

Christopher Columbus was born in __________.

• Japan
• Italy
• China
• Australia

The natives that Christopher Columbus met were called the _______.

• Tainos

• Iroquois

• Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria

When Christopher Columbus landed, he thought he was in the Indies (Asia) and named the natives: Indians.

• True

• False

Who followed in Columbus' footsteps looking for a route to Asia, but traveled North and West and claimed land for England?

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Samuel de Champlain

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

What was the PRIMARY reason explorers went looking for a "new world"?

• Wealth

• To meet new people

• To escape their home country

• To try out the new caravel ships

What country laid claim to most of the southwestern U.S., Mexico, and Central America - where their influence is still felt today?

• Spain

• England

• Italy

• Portugal

The Vikings got no credit for their discovery because

• They did not enslave any Tainos

• They did not want to talk about their voyages

• They did not publish their findings

• They came after Christopher Columbus

Many explorers were looking for...

• A short, cheap route to Asia

• to find Europe

• to find true love

The French set up a ____________________ in Canada.

• Catholic Church

• Columbian Exchange

• Fur Trade