European Explorers

Which of the following was a reason for European exploration?

• shorter route to asia
• gold, wealth, and fame
• to spread Christianity
• all of the choice

Cabeza de Vaca, Pineda, and Coronado were exploring for which country?

• France
• Mexico
• Spain
• Jamica

Which explorer spent a lot of time with the Karankawa tribe in Texas, and then wrote a journal about his journey?

• Pineda
• Cabeza de Vaca
• La Salle
• Moscoso

Hernando Cortes is known for:

• Crash landing in Florida
• Defeating the Aztecs in 1519
• Mapping the coast of Texas
• Finding the seven cities of gold

Who was the FIRST European to land in what is now North America?

• Christopher Columbus

• Lief Erikson

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Giovanni Verrazano

Which European country made the most voyages to the New World?

• Spain

• Portugal

• England

• France

What killed most Native Americans of the New World?

• weapons

• slavery

• disease

• starvation

What was Columbus looking for when he sailed west, across the Atlantic Ocean?

• Gold

• Water route to China and India.

• The Americas

• Spain

Which European explorer is America named after?

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Henry Hudson

What is an explorer?

• a person who sits at home

• a person who likes to eat

• a person that travels to a new place to learn about it

• a person who takes land from other people