European Exploration

In 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed to America with the Niña, Pinta, and the

• Cortés

• Isabella

• Santa Maria

• Tordesillas

England, France, and the Netherlands hoped to discover a

• northwest passage to Asia

• route to South America

• route to Africa

• southwest passage to India.

How does a compass help sailors at sea?

• points out magnetic north

• points out magnetic south

• points out islands

• takes them to McDonald's

Why did European countries compete to find a sea route to the Indies?

• God

• Glory

• Gold

• War

What reason did Isabella want Columbus to sail across the ocean?

• Spices

• God

• Gold

• Glory

What were the three main reasons explorers made ocean voyages in the late 1400s and early 1500s?

• Gold, spices and god

• Glory, God and Golf

• Trade, God and Glory

• Glory, God and Gold

Where was the first settlement in the United States?

• Virginia

• Louisiana

• Florida

• Delaware

What was the name of the first settlement?

• Orlando

• Miami

• Tallahassee

• St. Augustine

Which Explorer discovered New Netherlands which became New Yourk?

• Sir Walter Raleigh

• Henry Hudson

• Samuel de Champlain

• Christopher Columbus

What was an effect of the Columbian Exchange?

• Trade with Africa

• Slavery

• Tobacco

• God