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 above

These people sailed ships across oceans in search of new lands.

• Explorers

• Children

• Kings and Queens

What is known as the shortcut from Europe to Asia through the oceans that was never found.

• Northwest Passage

• Contagious Diseases

• Conquistadors

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

• Columbus

• Da Verrazzano

• Cabot

• Hudson

Sponsored (hired) by the Dutch East India Company, this explorer discovered a river which is located in what is now known as New York.

• Henry Hudson

• Jacques Cartier

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Hernando De Soto

We looked for the Northwwest Passge but couldn't find it.

• Columbus and Cartier
• Hudson and Cabot
• Balboa and Cartier

I sailed to what became Canada and found a rich fishing area.

• Christopher Columbus
• Henry Hudson
• John Cabot
• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

The ___ were the first Europeans to discover North America.

• Vikings

• Spanish

• Portuguese

• Italians

The European explorers were searching for a shorter route to ___.

• America
• Asia
• Africa

He discovered Hudson Bay while searching for the Northwest Passage.

• Hudson

• Cartier

• Cabot

• Magellon