Lesson 5 -Routes of Exploration to the Americas

Where did Columbus intend to go when he sailed west from Spain in 1492?

• Florida

• Fountain of Youth

• Northwest passage

• East Indies

The Columbia’s Exchange was

• They thought he was a god

• The flow of goods and ideas between the Americas and Europe

• when They captured native Americans

• When they spread Christanty

What happened when John Cabot reached the eastern coast of present-day Canada?

• The people gave him money and wealth

• The Aztec emperor welcomed him

• He claimed land for England

• He found the fountain of youth

What did Pounce de Leon find while searching for the fountain of youth?

• Rio Grand Valley

• Florida

• St. Lawrence river

• All of the above

Why did Montezuma ll welcome Hernan Cortes to the Aztec Community in 1519?

• They wanted to get rich

• They thought he was a god and would give him riches

• Would help the Montezuma find gold and spread Christianty

• Give them a new king or ruler

How did the Spanish finally defeat the Aztecs?

• They hurt them

• They made a deal

• they surround the Aztec capital for three months and cut off its supplies

• They made a agreement that they the Spanish could be the claimers of the land.

What was Jacquees Cartier looking for when he sailed up the St. Lawrence river in 1534?

• The Northwest passage

• Fountain of youth

• Cities of gold

• East Indies

Why did Francisco Vazquez de Coronado come to the Americas?

• To find land

• shorter route to the east Indies

• To seek glory and wealth

• To establish a colony for Spain

Why did Spanish priests believe that Coronados expedition had been a success?

• He brought people back

• He made a church

• The expedition gave them a chance to spread Christianity a to the Native Americans

• They brought more praise and a Bible to show that Christianity was a good thing

What were England and Holland looking for when they hired Henry Hudson?

• Good sites for colonies

• Wealth

• Gold

• Northern sea route to Asia