European Explorers

I crossed Panama and was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean.

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Henry Hudson

I explored what is known today as the Bahamas.

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando de Soto

• Jacques Cartier

I faced many glaciers and icebergs. My crew put me on a smaller boat that was trapped by ice and I was never seen again.

• Henry Hudson

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

I explored Canada and the St. Lawrence River. I gave Canada its name.

• Henry Hudson

• Jacques Cartier

• John Cabot

• Hernando de Soto

I am credited with discovering America but there were people there before me!

• John Cabot

• Jacques Cartier

• Henry Hudson

• Christopher Columbus

I explored the southeastern United States and was the first European to see the Mississippi River.

• Hernando de Soto

• Jacques Cartier

• Henry Hudson

• John Cabot

I practiced fencing as a child and as an adult, it helped me conquer many villages in South America. I was often called a "conquistador" or conqueror.

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

• Hernando de Soto

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

I explored New Found Land. My ship disappeared on my second voyage and I was never seen again.

• John Cabot

• Jacques Cartier

• Hernando de Soto

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

When I was sailing in the Arctic Ocean, I found Whales Bay.

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando de Soto

• Henry Hudson

• John Cabot

Which of these explorers was NOT sent by Spain?

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• John Cabot

• Hernando de Soto