Lasting Effects of European Exploration

Europeans were trying to find a water route to __________________, they thought that this would make their country rich with its silk, spices, and treasures. 

• Asia
• America
• Antartica
• Australia

___________ was the first European to reach America in 1492, he had 3 ships on his voyage: the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa
• Christopher Columbus
• John Cabot
• Amerigo Vespucci

Columbus went _____________ from Europe to try to reach Asia. 

• north
• south
• east
• west

Columbus thought that he reached Asia on all 4 trips. What islands did he really reach off the coast of Florida?

• Bahamas
• Phillippines
• Japan
• Hawaii

The purpose of Columbus's voyage was to

• find out if the Earth was flat.
• find out if America had gold.
• find out if there was a passage through North America.
• find a short water route to Asia.

To get from Europe to America by traveling west, explorers had to cross the ______________ Ocean. 

• Indian
• Atlantic
• Pacific
• Artic

Spain came to America with what purpose?

• to trade with Natives
• for God, Gold, and Glory
• to exchange goods
• to spread diseases

America was first known as the ______________ to Europeans. 

• United States
• New World
• Atlanta
• Canada

Cortez and Pizarro were conquistadors from which country?

• France

• England

• Portugal

• Spain

Which country got along with Natives, spread the Catholic religion and traded furs for profit.

• France

• Netherlands

• Spain

• England