European Explorers in California

What country did Vitus Bering sail from?

• England

• Spain

• Russia

What did England send James Cook to look for?

• Spain

• Mexico

• The Northwest Passage

What was one challenge that Sir Francis Drake faced while sailing the waters off the coast of California?

• a leaking boat

• ice

• getting lost

Who was the FIRST Spanish explorer to come to California?

• Juan Cabrillo

• Sebastian Vizcaino

• Sir Francis Drake

Sebastian Vizcaino is famous for...?

• mapping the coast of California

• going to Mexico

• finding Russia

What challenge did James Cook face in the ocean?

• ice blocking his ship

• native people in boats attacking him

• no wind to push his sails

Why did Spain send Gaspar de Portola to California?

• They were worried Russia and England was trying to take California.

• They wanted him to find the Northwest Passage

• They didn't want France to have California

What year was Sir Francis Drake sent to California?

• 1542

• 1572

• 1579

What country sent James Cook to California?

• England

• Spain

• Mexico

What was Juan Cabrillo looking for?

• water

• a way to get to Asia

• a new boat