Unit 3 European Explorer Study Guide

What were the motivations for the explorations?

• God, Water, Fur

• God, Gold, Glory

• Land, Glory, Fur

• Water, Food, God

Which explorer explored Florida and was the first European to cross the Mississippi River?

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Christopher Columbus

• Jacques Cartier

• Hernando de Soto

Which explorer set out to find a passage to Asia but instead explored the area surrounding New York?

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

• John Cabot

Which explorer set out to find a passage to Asia to Asia but instead explored Canada?

• John Cabot

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Hernando de Soto

• Jacques Cartier

Which explorer led the first European expedition across the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean?

• John Cabot

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Jacques Cartier

• Hernando de Soto

Which European Explorer led three expedition along the St. Lawrence River?

• John Cabot

• Henry Hudson

• Jacques Cartier

• Juan Ponce de Leon

Which explorer was known for being the first to make connections between Europeans and the Native Americans?

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Christopher Columbus

• Jacques Cartier

• Hernando de Soto

What was the reason the Spanish wanted to explore?

• To find Gold and spread Christianity

• To colonize and grow Cash Crops

• To develop a profitable Fur Trade

• To trade technology and manufactured goods

What was the reason the English (England Explorers) wanted to explore?

• To find Gold and spread Christianity

• To colonize and grow Cash Crops

• To develop a profitable Fur Trade

• To trade technology and manufactured goods

What was the reason the French (France Explorers) wanted to explore?

• To find Gold and spread Christianity

• To colonize and grow Cash Crops

• To develop a profitable Fur Trade

• To trade technology and manufactured goods