European Explorers

Who explored the southeastern United States and discovered the Mississippi River?

• John Cabot

• Hernando de Soto

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Christopher Columbus

Who sailed for King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella and landed in the Caribbean?

• Christopher Columbus

• John Boatwright

• Sam Scott

• Jacques Cartier

Who was the first to see the Pacific Ocean from Panama?

• Christopher Columbus

• John Doe

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• John Cabot

Who discovered the St. Lawrence River?

• Henry Hudson

• Casco Nunez

• Landon Brown

• Jacques Cartier

Which explorer was mutinied? No one knows what happened to him after he was sent adrift on a small raft.

• John Cabot

• Mark Campbell

• Henry Hudson

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Who found a rich fishing area in North America and Canada?

• John Cabot

• Henry Hudson

• Christopher Columbus

• Tye Rich

Which explorer helped France get rich with the fur trade?

• Henry Hudson

• Jacques Cartier

• Harry Boon

• John Cabot

Where did Columbus really land when he thought he was in Asia?

• France

• The Netherlands

• Caribbean/San Salvador

• England

Which three explorers sailed for Spain?

• Christopher Columbus, Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Hernando de Soto

• Hernando de Soto, Jacques Cartier, John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, Juan Ponce de Leon

• Henry Hudson, John Cabot, Jacques Cartier

Which explorer has a river and a bay in present-day New York named after them?

• Harry Potter

• Henry Hudson

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot