European Explorers

Christopher Columbus thought he had reached India, but he had really landed in______.

• Florida
• Canada
• the Bahamas
• Hudson Bay

Which European country sponsored Christopher Columbus' voyages?

• England
• Mexico
• France
• Spain

What was the purpose of Columbus' expeditions?

• To find a shorter route to Asia by sailing west
• To claim land in Canada
• To explore the Hudson Bay
• None of the above

Which of the folowing is an obstacle faced by the early explorers?

• bad weather
• no maps
• ran out of supplies
• all of the above

To go all the way around the Earth by ship or plane is to...

• circumnavigate
• equate
• latitudinate
• circulate

I discovered the "New World" and what became Cuba.

• Christopher Columbus
• Juan Ponce de Leon
• Jacques Cartier
• John Cabot

I clamined what became Florida.

• Christopher Columbus
• Juan Ponce de Leon
• Henry Hudson
• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

I looked for the Fountain of Youth and gold.

• Henry Hudson
• Jacques Cartier
• Juan Ponce de Leon
• Christopher Columbus

This explorer landed in the Bahamas, explored Cuba and Hispaniola, and  inspired future explorers.

• Prince Henry
• Bartolomeu Dias
• Vasco da Gama
• Christopher Columbus 

This explorer's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe. This means that they sailed all the way around the world.

• Francisco Pizarro
• Amerigo Vespucci
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Hernan Cortes