Early Explorers Test

Lack of funding, distance of travel, weather, and hostile natives are examples of _________.

• Obstacles the explorers faced
• Things to consider when planning a party
• Holidays away from home
• Going around in a horse and buggy

Why did Christopher Columbus call the Native Americans "Indians?"

• He thought he landed in the Carribean Islands.
• He thought he landed in India, Asia.
• He thought he landed in Africa.
• He thought he landed in Antarctica.

The ocean that Christopher Columbus crossed on his voyage.

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Indian

• Arctic

His name was eventually used in naming the continents North and South America. He was the man who finally figured out they were not in Asia. He sailed down the coast of South America.

• John Cabot

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Christopher Columbus

He was a Spanish explorer who claimed land for Spain that is now the state of Florida. He was looking for the Fountain of Youth. He became the first Spanish explorer to set foot on land that became part of the United States.

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• John Cabot

• Ferdinand Magellan

His crew was the first to successfully sail around the entire world. He died in a battle in the Philippine Islands though.

• John Cabot

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

What item did the Europeans bring to the Americas?

• small pox
• horses
• pigs
• all of the choices

What item was found in the Americas  when the Europeans arrived there?

• horses
• corn
• cattle
• all of the choices

What were Verrazano, Cartier, and Hudson searching for in North America?

• the City of Gold
• the Fountain of Youth
• the Northwest passage to Asia
• all of the above

What conquistador defeated the Aztecs in Mexico?

• Henry Hudson
• Columbus
• Cortes
• Ponce de Leon