Balboa & de Soto Quiz

Balboa & de Soto Quiz

3rd Grade

10 Qs

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Balboa & de Soto Quiz

Balboa & de Soto Quiz

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Vasco Nunez de Balboa and Hernando de Soto were both born in ___________.

England
Spain
Japan
China

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Vasco Nunez de Balboa came from a _________ family, so he decided to leave Spain looking for riches in the _________ _________.

poor; New World
rich; New World
poor; Old World
rich; big city

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Vasco Nunez de Balboa was called a ___________ because he took over many territories through the use of force. 

Native American
Spanish-American
Conquistador
Native Warrior 

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Vasco Nunez de Balboa came looking for ........?

food and family
a place to live
water and animals
gold, silver, and other riches

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A few challenges Vasco Nunez de Balboa faced were: 

he didn't have enough people with him & he was hungry for food
he had a leaky ship which forced him to stay in Hispaniola and he needed more money
he had a leaky ship which forced him to stay in Hispaniola & he had many battles with Native Americans
he couldn't find which way to go and he had many battles with the Native Americans

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Name 2 accomplishments of Vasco Nunez de Balboa

He was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean and he sailed up and down the coastline of South America claiming the land of Spain
He helped explorer Francisco Pizzarro conquer the Incas and he was the first European to cross the Mississippi River. 
He found his family across the world and he was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Name two goals of Hernando de Soto's: 

He wanted to find food and animals
He wanted to find his family and a wife
He wanted to explore the New World and find animals
He wanted to explore the New World and he wanted to find gold and riches

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