Explorers 1

Why did so many Europeans want to find the Northwest Passage?

• They thought it was a shorter route to Asia.

• They thought it was a longer route to America.

• They thought it was a longer route to Asia.

• They thought it was a shorter route to America.

What motivated Europeans to explore and settle new territory?

• Becoming rich through land and goods (gold)

• Escape from religious judgement (God)

• Competition with other countries (Glory)

• All of the above

Which was an example of cooperation between explorers and Native Americans?

• Native Americans lost their land to explorers.

• Native Americans had the opportunity to trade.

• Native Americans were introduced to new diseases.

• Native Americans were forced to learn a new religion.

Which of the following was an obstacle faced by early explorers?

• Bad weather

• No maps

• Ran out of supplies

• All of the above

First to cross the Pacific Ocean

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco de Balboa

• Henry Hudson

• John Cabot

Which of the following is one of Hernando de Soto's GREATEST achievements?

• He explored the areas around the Rio Grande and St. Lawrence rivers.

• He was the first explorer to sail along the coast of California.

• He explored around New York to find a western trade route to Asia.

• He led the first exploration through Florida, Georgia, and Alabama.

Italian sailor who sailed for England; He was the first to explore the eastern coast and found Canada

• Henry Hudson

• Jacque Cartier

• John Cabot

• Hernando de Soto

Spanish sailor who sailed for Spain. He explored South America and Southeast US. He was very main and brutal and killed many American Indians. He was looking for gold but died without finding any.

• Hernando de Soto

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

Spanish explorer who sailed for Spain. This explorer discovered the Pacific Ocean.

• Hernando de Soto

• Jacque Cartier

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Check the 3 purposes for exploration

• Gold (making settlements)

• Glory (finding land)

• God (Spreading Christianity)

• finding freedom