Spain's Conquests in the Americas

During the 1400s, accurate maps became readily available to sailors and explorers with the invention of the

• astolabe

• compass

• gunpowder

• printing press

The country of ____ led the way in the 1400s in exploring new trade routes to Asia.

• England

• France

• Spain

• Portugal

Columbus believed that he had been exploring the coast of ____.

• Africa

• Asia

• Australia

• South America

The Treaty of Tordesillas, which was signed in 1494, divided South America between ____ and ____.

(Choose two.)

• England

• France

• Spain

• Portugal

Which explorer’s voyage ended up circling the world?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Jacques Cartier

• Vasco de Gama

• Giovanni de Verrazano

Which of the following explorers was first to reach India by sailing around the south of Africa?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Jacques Cartier

• Vasco de Gama

• Giovanni de Verrazano

Which of the following explorers explored and mapped most of the eastern coast of North America?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Jacques Cartier

• Vasco de Gama

• Giovanni de Verrazano

Which of the following explorers claimed much of eastern Canada for France?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Jacques Cartier

• Vasco de Gama

• Giovanni de Verrazano

What is a Spanish soldier who conquered people in other lands?

• ally

• circumnavigator

• conquistador

• entrepreneur

Who led the first European expedition to see the Pacific Ocean?

• Vasco Núnez de Balboa

• Hernán Cortés

• Francisco Pizarro

• Christopher Columbus