European Explorers

_________ _________ believed that traveling across the Atlantic Ocean was the fastest and safest way to get to ______________.

• Mrs. Johnson, Eastman

• Christopher Columbus, China

• Henry Hudson, Japan

Columbus' voyage was sponsored by _______________.

• England

• United States

• Spain

On October 11, 1492, Columbus thought he landed in China but really landed in what is now known as San Salvador in the _____________.

• Spain

• Bahamas

• China

Columbus took a total of __________ voyages and settled lands in both ____________ and ______________ America.

• four, Central, South

• five, Northern, Eastern

• three, Central, South

Giovanni Caboto was born in Italy and later changed his name to ______________ _______________.

• John Campbell

• Jay Cabot

• John Cabot

Cabot's voyage was sponsored by _____________.

• England

• France

• Spain

Cabot also thought he had landed in China but really landed in _______________. He named the island __________ and claimed this land for England.

• Canada, St. Lawrence

• Cancun, St. John

• Canada, St. John

Cabot trained his son, Sebastian, to become an expert sailor. His son landed in ______________ and sailed into the Hudson Bay.

• Greenland

• South America

• Iceland

_________ __________ grew up in London, England and served as a cabin boy on several voyages.

• John Cabot

• Henry Hudson

• Christopher Columbus

Henry Hudson believed he could find a shorter trade route to Asia by sailing north in the ________ ________.

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Arctic Ocean