European Exploration and Settlement

Many of the explorers were looking for a water route to which continent?

• Asia

• America

• Europe

• Australia

Which explorer was searching for the Fountain of Youth?

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Francisco Coronado

• Juan Ponce de Leon

Which of these explorers did NOT sail from Spain?

• Coronado

• Cabot

• Columbus

• Ponce de Leon

Christopher Columbus called these Native Americans...'Indians'

• Iroquois

• San Salvadorians

• Taino

• Cheyenne

Which explorer found and claimed Florida for Spain?

• Ponce de Leon

• Columbus

• Balboa

• Hudson

What was the most important resource that the explorers were hoping to find in the "New World"?

• Silk

• Gold

• Corn

• Obsidian

The name of the water route from Europe to India that the explorers believed existed was known as...

• Cape of Good Hope

• The Silk Road

• Northwest Passage

• Triangular Route

Which of these was a major motivation for European exploration?

• Riches/Gold

• Freedom

• Leisure

• Education

What was an effect of Christopher Columbus's voyages to the Americas?

• A reduction in the European population

• A war between the Spanish and French

• A delay in future Spanish explorations

• A transfer of foods and goods between Europe and the Americas

How did the Columbian Exchange affect many American Indian groups?

• They grew in number

• They died from diseases

• They became prosperous

• They were forced to move