Social Studies Chapter 3 Explorers

What were Europeans searching for when they first started exploring the Americas?

• places to start new colonies

• new kinds of plants and animals

• a sea route to Asia

• religious and political freedom

Which European nation sponsored Columbus’s expedition across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492?

• England

• France

• Portugal

• Spain

Which of the following was the main reason Columbus sailed west from Europe?

• to find a more direct water route to Asia

• to set up colonies

• to spread the Catholic religion

• to discover new continents

What were some problems that early European explorers faced? Select three.

• They needed better maps and new technology.

• They needed money to pay the costs of their expeditions

• They faced great dangers in exploring unknown seas and lands

• They had great maps and technology.

• They didn't need money to pay for their trips.

What were some of the benefits of expeditions for explorers and their sponsors? Select all that apply.

• spreading Christianity

• finding gold

• claiming land

• gaining power for their country

Amerigo Vespucci realized that explorers had found a new continent, instead of Asia, like they originally thought.

• True

• False

Ferdinand Magellan had the first expedition to sail around the world.

• True

• False

What was Coronado searching for?

• Northwest Passage

• Seven Cities of Gold

• Fountain of Youth

• Indies

What group of Europeans reached North America about 500 years before Columbus?

• Dutch

• English

• Spanish

• Vikings

Who was the leader of the first expedition to sail around the world?

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• John Cabot

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernando de Soto