USI.4 Explorers of the New World

What country sent Francisco Coronado to explore the Southwest of the present-day United States?

• France

• Spain

• England

• Portugal

What country send Samuel de Champlain to establish the settlement of Quebec?

• France

• Spain

• England

• Portugal

What country send John Cabot to explore eastern Canada?

• France

• Spain

• England

• Portugal

Which explorer claimed the Mississippi River Valley for France?

• Robert La Salle

• Samuel de Champlain

• John Cabot

• Francisco Coronado

What country sent Robert La Salle to claim the Mississippi River Valley?

• France

• Spain

• England

• Portugal

Which explorer established the settlement of Quebec?

• Robert La Salle

• Samuel de Champlain

• John Cabot

• Francisco Colonado

Which explorer explored eastern Canada?

• Robert La Salle

• Samuel de Champlain

• John Cabot

• Francisco Coronado

Which explorer claimed the Southwest of the present-day United States for Spain?

• Robert La Salle

• Samuel de Champlain

• John Cabot

• Francisco Coronado

Select all the motivations for exploration.

• disease

• riches

• spread religion

• belief in the superiority of their own culture

Identify three obstacles to exploration

• poor maps and navigational tools

• riches

• fear of the unknown

• lack of adequate supplies