European Exploration Quiz

Who were the first Europeans in America?

• The Vikings

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Amerigo Vespucci

Who was sent by Spain to find a faster route to Asia?

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Hernan Cortes

Who explored the coast of Canada and claimed land for England?

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Who was the Spanish explorer who conquered the Aztecs?

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernan Cortes

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

• Henry Hudson

Who searched for a mythical fountain of youth and claimed Florida for Spain?

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Hernan Cortes

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

• Henry Hudson

Who was the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean through the Americas?

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Jacques Cartier

• Robert LaSalle

• Henry Hudson

Who explored the St. Lawrence River and claimed land for France?

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Jacques Cartier

• Robert LaSalle

• Henry Hudson

Who claimed land in North America for Spain and searched for the Seven Cities of Gold?

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Jacques Cartier

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

• Henry Hudson

Who sailed for the English and claimed land in modern New York for the Dutch?

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Jacques Cartier

• Henry Hudson

• Robert LaSalle

Who explored and established forts along the Mississippi River?

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Jacques Cartier

• Henry Hudson

• Robert LaSalle