European Explorers

Which explorer led an expedition to America and laid claim to the Hudson River?

• Christopher Columbus
• Henry Hudson
• Hernando  De Soto
• Vasco Balboa

Which European explorer led three expeditions along the St. Lawrence River?

• John Cabot
• Jacques Cartier
• Henry Hudson
• Juan Ponce de Leon

Which European Explorer proved the existence of a shorter route across the northern Atlantic Ocean-- later this would help the British form other colonies in North American?

• John Cabot
• Hernando de Soto
• Jacques Cartier
• Juan Ponce de Leon

He was born in Italy and sponsored by Spain. He landed in the Bahamas and thought he was in Asia.

• Columbus
• Balboa
• Cabot
• Hudson

He was sponsored by France and discovered the St. Lawrence River.

• Cabot
• Columbus
• Cartier

He discovered the Pacific Ocean

• Columbus

• Cabot

• de Soto

• Balboa

What Island did Columbus first land on?

• San Juan

• San Salvador

• Cuba

• Florida

What current state did Juan Ponce de Leon first explore?

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Direct sea route through America that Europeans hoped to find

• Panama Canal

• Northwest passage

• St. Lawrence River

• Erie Canal

Samuel Champlain helped discover what Canadian city?

• Montreal

• Toronto

• Saskatchewan

• Quebec City