European Explorers Study Guide

 Who explored the Caribbean Islands and thought it was Asia?

• Balboa

• de Soto

• Columbus

• Hudson

Who was the first explorer to cross the Mississippi River?

• Balboa

• de Soto

• Columbus

• Hudson

Which explorer spotted land and named it New Found Land?

• Columbus

• Cabot

• Hudson

• de Soto

Who was the first explorer to reach the "New World" and claim lands for Spain?

• Hudson

• Columbus

• Cabot

• Cartier

Henry Hudson’s expedition brought the _______ to the New World. They settled along the Hudson River and founded New York City.

• French

• Dutch

• Italians

• Asians

What were the Three G’s that motivated explorers to take their voyages

• Gold, Game, Greatness

• Good times, Great Ships, Grand Weather

• Groups, Goodness, Game

• Gold, God, Glory

Kings and queens believed it was important to spread the Christian _____.

• religion

• money

• language

• Country

Which explorer was the first to see the Pacific Ocean from the mountains of Panama?

• Columbus

• Hudson

• Balboa

• Cabot

Who took 90 men on three ships—the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria—and set sail in 1492?

• Hudson

• Columbus

• Cabot

• Cartier

Jacques Cartier explored the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The area around this body of water is known as Quebec, Canada. What country did he claim this land for?

• France

• England

• Spain

• Portugal