Columbus & Cabot

Christopher Columbus sailed for England.

• True

• False

What were Columbus and Cabot hoping to find on their voyages?

• new friends

• a shorter route to Asia

• North America and South America

Which explorer sailed to the country now known as Canada?

• Balboa

• Cabot

• Columbus

Christopher Columbus

• found a short-cut to China

• was the first European explorer to discover the Bahamas

• sailed to the Pacific Ocean

We speak English today because John Cabot

• lived a very long life

• claimed Canada for England

• sailed to a Spanish speaking village

Which explorer faced stormy, icy weather and unfriendly forests?

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando DeSoto

Columbus called the Native Americans "Indians" because he thought he was in India.

• True

• False

When John Cabot and his men reached Canada, they found a plentiful supply of this food.

• corn

• fish

• potatoes

• sheep

This explorer was imprisoned for his cruel treatment of the Native Americans.

• Balboa

• Hudson

• De Soto

• Columbus

Columbus was sponsored by Spain and Cabot was sponsored by England. Why did they need sponsors?

• to fund the trips

• to cheer them on

• to draw their maps

• to predict the weather