Unit 3 Age of Exploration

What were Europeans searching for when they first started exploring the Americas?

• places to start new colonies

• new kinds of plants and animals

• a sea route to Asia

• religious and political freedom

Which of the following was the main reason that Columbus sailed west from Europe?

• to find a more direct water route to Asia

• to set up colonies

• to spread the Catholic religion

• to discover new continents

How did Balboa become famous?

• He led the first expedition to sail around the world.

• He made the first land claim in what is now the United States.

• He was the first European to see the Pacific from the Americas.

• He conquered Mexico.

What did Verrazano, Cartier, and Hudson search for in North America?

• the Fountain of Youth

• the Indies

• the Northwest Passage

• the Seven Cities of Gold

Which of the following tried to change the Catholic Church and caused it to send missionaries to the Americas?

• the Reformation

• the Renaissance

• the Reconquista

• the American Revolution

What group of Europeans reached North America about 500 years before Columbus?

• the Dutch

• the English

• the Spanish

• the Vikings

Which European nation sponsored Columbus's expedition across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492?

• England

• France

• Portugal

• Spain

What happened during Hudson's last voyage?

• He found the Northwest Passage.

• His crew mutinied and set him adrift to sea.

• He returned to England with furs and other riches.

• He set up trade routes with Asia.

Who was the leader of the first expedition to sail around the world?

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Giovanni Caboto

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernando de Soto

Which empire did the army of Hernando Cortes conquer in Mexico?

• the Aztec

• the Inca

• the Mayan

• the Ancient Puebloan