Age of Exploration Check Your Understanding

What group of Europeans reached North America about 500 years before Columbus?

• the Dutch
• the English
• the Spanish
• the Vikings

Which European nation sponsored Columbus' expedition in 1492?
(King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella)

• England
• France
• Spain
• Portugual

Which of the following was the main reason that Columbus sailed west from Europe?

• to find a more direct water route to Asia
• to set up colonies
• to spread the Catholic religion
• to stay home

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What explorer sailed all the way around the world?
(He was credited with it, but in fact he died before his ship made it back.)

• Balboa
• Cabot
• Magellan
• De Soto

Which conquistador conquered the Aztecs?

• De Soto
• Cortes
• Cabot
• Balboa

Which explorer claimed for Holland much of what  is now the state of New York?

• Hudson
• Balboa
• De Soto
• Coronado

Which explorer claimed land for Spain that is now Florida and was the first Spaniard to step foot on present day United States?

• Balboa
• Coronoda
• Ponce de Leon
• De Soto

Which explorer became the first to reach the Pacific Ocean?

• Balboa
• Coronado
• Hudson
• De Soto

Who claimed for Spain the southwestern United States?

• Balboa
• Coronado
• Ponce de Leon
• De Soto

Which is not one of the three reasons Europeans explored?

• God
• Gas
• Gold
• Glory