European Explorers

What is an explorer?

• a person who sits at home

• a person who likes to eat

• a person that travels to a new place to learn about it

• a person who takes land from other people

What were the major conflicts between the American Indians and the explorers?

• Stealing land

• Spread diseases

• Forced religion

• All of these were conflicts

Which of the following was a reason for European exploration?

• shorter route to Asia

• gold, wealth, and fame

• to spread Christianity

• All of these reasons

One of the first European explorers to discover the New World. He thought he had landed in India so he called the Native Americans Indians.

• Cabot

• Columbus

• Cartier

• Hudson

Cartier was from what country?

• Candada

• Spain

• Portugal

• France

Which explorer discovered the Pacific Ocean?

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• John Cabot

• Jacques Cartier

• Christopher Columbus

What river did Jacques Cartier discover?

• The Hudson

• The Mississippi

• The St. Lawrence

• The Rio Grande

Which explorer led an expedition to America and laid claim to the Hudson River?

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• John Cabot

What was Columbus's goal for exploration?

• To find a new religion

• To find a new route to Australia

• To find a new route to Asia

• To trade fur with Native Americans

Which explorer was the first European to cross the Mississippi River?

• Hudson

• Hernando de Soto

• Cartier

• Nunez de Balboa