European Exploration

Gold, God, and Glory ....

• Reasons to explore North America

• Reasons to explore route to Asia

• Effects of slavery on Native Americans

• Effects of European exploration

Which country sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyage to America?

• Spain

• France

• England

• Portugal

_______________ reached America in 1497. He landed in what is now Canada, and is credited with finding a good fishing spot that made England money.

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa
• Christopher Columbus
• John Cabot
• Amerigo Vespucci

___________ was the first European to reach America in 1492, he had 3 ships on his voyage: the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa
• Christopher Columbus
• John Cabot
• Amerigo Vespucci

America was first known as the ______________ to Europeans. 

• United States
• New World
• Atlanta
• Canada

_______________ was the first European to discover the Pacific Ocean in 1513.

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa
• Christopher Columbus
• John Cabot
• Henry Hudson

Columbus thought that he had arrived at  ___________, and therefore called the Natives he met Indians.

• Cathay
• Africa
• America
• India

The Americas were named after this explorer

• Columbus
• Vespucci
• Bob
• Cabot

Which explorer conquered the Aztec Empire?

• Cortez

• Pizarro

• Balboa

• Magellan

Which of the following countries was most successful in creating long-lasting, permanent settlements along the Atlantic coast of North America?

• England

• France

• Portugal

• Spain