Exploration of the New World

Which explorer was a fierce Viking?

• John Cabot

• Leif Erikson

• Ferdinand Magellan

Who was the first European to set foot in North America?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Leif Erikson

• Christopher Columbus

Which country did John Cabot sail for?

• England

• Spain

• France

What does circumnavigate mean?

• to draw circles on a navigation map

• to sail or travel all the way around

• to travel between 2 bodies of water

Who was the first person to circumnavigate around the world?

• Leif Erikson

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

"In ______, Columbus sailed the ocean blue."

• 1552

• 1002

• 1492

Leif Erikson sailed for

• Greenland

• North America

• Spain

What was the outcome of Columbus arriving in North America?

• The Columbian Exchange

• Claimed land for France

• First person to circumnavigate the world

True or False: Columbus was the first person to arrive in North America?

• True

• False

Columbus and Magellan both sailed for

• England

• Portugal

• Spain