History Alive Chapter 5

This Spanish nobleman led an expedition into what is now the southwestern United States in search of a city of gold.

• Jacques Cartier

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

• John Cabot

• Juan Ponce de Leon

This French nobleman financed his own expedition up and down the Mississippi River Valley. He claimed this land for France.

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

• Robert de La Salle

This explorer convinced the rulers of Spain that Asia could be reached by sailing west from Europe. Though he thought he had reached Asia, he actually made the first European land claims in the New World.

• Christopher Columbus

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Jacques Cartier

• Hernan Cortes

This explorer was a merchant who convinced sponsors in England to support him as he looked for a new trade route to Asia. He never found the trade route, but he did make England’s first land claims in North America.

• Hernan Cortes

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

• Henry Hudson

• John Cabot

This Spanish soldier led an expedition in search of the mythical “Fountain of Youth.” He never found the magical waters. He did find what is now Florida and claimed it for Spain.

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Henry Hudson

• Jacques Cartier

• Robert de La Salle

This sailor was sent by the king of France to find the Northwest Passage. He never found the passage, but he made France’s first land claim in North America.

• Hernan Cortes

• John Cabot

• Jacques Cartier

• Christopher Columbus

This Spanish nobleman led an expedition to conquer the Aztec empire in what is now central Mexico.

• Christopher Columbus

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

• Hernan Cortes

• John Cabot

Holland and England sponsored this sailor to find a sea route to Asia. He explored a large river in what is now New York and a huge bay in what is now Canada. Both bodies of water were named after him.

• Henry Hudson

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

• Christopher Columbus

• Jacques Cartier

Which of these was an impact of Christopher Columbus’ discovery and exploration of America?

• European countries decided to stop sending explorers to the New World.

• Europeans refused to claim for themselves the new lands they discovered.

• Native people were mistreated.

• The compass was invented.

Which of the following countries did not sponsor an explorer from this chapter?

• Spain

• France

• Italy

• Holland