What do you know? Exploring the Americas

European countries explored the seas looking for an ocean route to Asia.

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• False

Prince Henry of Portugal paid for Christopher Columbus’s voyage in 1492.

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• False

Columbus and his party traveled in three ships. Their journey across the Atlantic took a little longer than two months.

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• False

Explorers hoped to discover the Columbian Exchange, a direct water route through the Americas.

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• False

Conquistadors destroyed the Adena and Hopewell cultures.

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• False

The Spanish were the first Europeans to explore Florida; the French followed later.

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• False

The search for gold led explorers de Soto and Coronado to explore the Southwest.

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• False

French settlements in the Americas included missions, pueblos, and presidios.

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• False

The desire to spread Christianity was a major factor in European exploration of the Americas.

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• False

Conflict between Catholics and Protestants began in Europe and carried over to the Americas.

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• False