Ch3.2 Early Explorers

Explorers from ____ thought traveling to Asia by water might take less time than traveling by land.

• Europe

• Africa

• United States

• South America

Who was the first country to send explorers west across the Atlantic Ocean?

• Mexico

• Spain

• Italy

• France

Who explored many places, including what is known today as Venezuela? North America and South America were named in his honor.

• Christopher Columbus

• Robert de La Salle

• Samuel de Champlain

• Amerigo Vespucci

Who explored the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River?

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Robert de La Salle

• Jean Nicolet

• Jacques Cartier

Who became the first English explorer to sail around the world?

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Sir Francis Drake

• Henry Hudson