European Explorers

I was the first to "discover" the new world, but I thought it was Asia!

• Christopher Columbus

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Jacques Cartier

• John Cabot

I claimed the land that later became Florida.

• Christopher Columbus

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Henry Hudson

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

I was a French explorer who sailed along the St. Lawrence River in Canada and started a settlement in Montreal.

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Henry Hudson

• Christopher Columbus

• Jacques Cartier

I sailed for England along a river in New York and a large bay in Canada. I never did find the Northwest passage, but the river and bay were named after me!

• Henry Hudson

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Jacques Cartier

This French explorer established (started) Quebec as a fur trading post.

• Samuel Champlain

• Robert LaSalle

• John Cabot

• Francisco Coronado

Which of the following was a reason for European exploration?

• shorter route to Asia

• gold and fame

• to spread Christianity

• all of the choices

Who was the first European explorer to reach India by sailing around Africa.

• Prince Henry

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Vasco da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

This explorer's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe. This means that they sailed all the way around the world.

• Francisco Pizarro
• Amerigo Vespucci
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Hernan Cortes

The French explorers wanted to______________.

• spread Christianity

• make money by selling fur

• find gold

• find spices and religious freedom

Which navigation tool always points north?

• Astrolabe
• Caravel
  Caravel
• Compass
• Technology