SS3H2b Explorers

1. What explorer was from England but sailed for Holland?

• Ponce de Leon

• Hudson

• Cabot

• Hernando de Soto

Which explorer was the first European to arrive at the Mississippi River?

• Hernando de Soto

• Christopher Columbus

• La Salle

• D'Iberville

What were the explorers from England, France, and Holland searching for?

• the Northwest passage

• furs

• gold

• new land for their country

Who lead the first Spanish expedition to the Pacific Ocean?

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Ponce de Leon

• Marco Polo

• Henry Hudson

Which country did John Cabot and Henry Hudson come from?

• France

• Spain

• England

• Portuga

John Cabot was an Italian captain that was sponsored by which country for expedition?

• France

• Italy

• England

• Spain

Vasco Nunez de Balboa was the first European to see which ocean?

• Pacific

• Atlantic

• Arctic

• Indian

What was the name of the Spanish conquistador who discovered and then fought against the Aztec?

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando Cortes

• George Washington

When did Christopher Columbus travel the sea?

• 1492

• 1988

• 1401

Who was the English explorer who claimed part of Canada for England?

• Leif Ericson

• Henry Hudson

• Jaques Cartier

• Samuel de Champlain