Exploration and Discoveries

Who was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas?

• Hernando de Soto

• Vasco núñez de Balboa

• Francisco Pizarro

• Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo

Which explorer believed he could reach Asia by sailing west around the world?

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Marco Polo

Who explored the east coast of North America from North Carolina to New England?

• Hernando de Soto

• Giovanni da Verrazzano

• Francisco Pizarro

• Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo

Which country sponsored Jacques Cartier's expedition to claim eastern Canada?

• Spain

• France

• England

• Portugal

Who searched for the Seven Cities of Gold in the southwest of North America?

• Hernando de Soto

• Vasco núñez de Balboa

• Francisco Pizarro

• Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

Who explored the west coast of Mexico and California to find a waterway connecting the Atlantic to the Pacific?

• Hernando de Soto

• Vasco núñez de Balboa

• Francisco Pizarro

• Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo

Which explorer claimed what is now present-day Florida for Spain?

• Hernando de Soto

• Vasco núñez de Balboa

• Francisco Pizarro

• Ponce de Leon

Who explored and brought the wonders of Asia back to Europe?

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Marco Polo

Who reached the Incan Empire in South America and claimed it for Spain?

• Hernando de Soto

• Vasco núñez de Balboa

• Francisco Pizarro

• Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo

Who proved that Asia could be reached by sailing west?

• Hernando de Soto

• Vasco núñez de Balboa

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo