1.5 Explorers

New York Bay was explored by what explorer?

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

• Mr. Mudrick

• John Cabot

Vasco Nunez de Balboa reached what body of water?

• Indian Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

Ferdinand was best known for doing what?

• captaining a ship that sailed around the world

• finding spices and riches in India

• Finding new land in a remote area of the world

• Ruling another country

The search for a trade route to China was done by what explorer?

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Ponce de Leon

• John Cabot

• Hernando de Soto

Who was the first European to cross the isthmus of Panama?

• de Soto

• Cabot

• Columbus

• Balboa

Ponce de Leon explored where?

• isthmus of Panama

• North American mainland

• Africa

• Caribbean islands

Christopher Columbus's first voyage landed him where?

• Hispaniola

• Cuba

• New Jersey

• India

Vasco da Gama discovered all water routes from where to where?

• Europe to North America

• Portugal to Asia

• Africa to India

• Europe to India

The Gulf Coast of Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi were fist mapped by which explorer?

• Balboa

• de Gama

• Dora

• de Soto

Portugal's desire to find all trade routes to Asia were done by what two explorers?

• da Gama and Dias

• Magellan and Columbus

• de Leon and Balboa

• Dora and Swiper