Age of Exploration Test

Became known as the "Protector of the Indians".

• Jacques Cartier

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Bartolome de Las Casas

Explored land in present-day New York that was claimed by the Dutch.

• Henry Hudson

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Juan Ponce de Leon

Realized he was exploring a new continent, not Asia. America was named after him.

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Samuel de Champlain

Named Florida when searching for the "Fountain of Youth".

• Jacques Cartier

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Juan Ponce de Leon

Led an expedition that was the first to travel around the world.

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Henry Hudson

• Hernando de Soto

Exploration of the St. Lawrence River ended up being the basis for French claiming that area.

• Henry Hudson

• Jacques Cartier

• Amerigo Vespucci

Led an expedition throughout the Southeastern U.S. becoming the first European to see the Mississippi River.

• Hernando de Soto

• Samuel de Champlain

• Ferdinand Magellan

Established a fur-trading post he named Quebec.

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Hernando de Soto

• Samuel de Champlain

What is the type of ship built in the 1400s that made sea travel easier and safer?

• cruise ship

• caravel

• paddleboat

What was the city in Africa that was an important center of trade that became known as the "meeting point of the camel and the canoe"?

• Venice

• Genoa

• Timbuktu