Day 3 Spanish Conquests/Atlantic World

Who was the Spanish explorer who landed on the shores of Florida in 1513?

• Juan Ponce de León

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Hernán Cortés

• Francisco Pizarro

Which Spanish explorer crossed the Isthmus of Panama and discovered the Pacific Ocean?

• Juan Ponce de León

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Hernán Cortés

• Francisco Pizarro

Who had conquest in mind when he landed in Mexico in 1519?

• Juan Ponce de León

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Hernán Cortés

• Francisco Pizarro

Which empire did Hernán Cortés aim to conquer?

• Aztec Empire

• Inca Empire

• Maya Empire

• Olmec Empire

Who captured the Incan ruler and destroyed the Inca capital at Cuzco?

• Juan Ponce de León

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Hernán Cortés

• Francisco Pizarro

Which European explorer sailed up the Saint Lawrence River as far as present-day Montreal?

• John Cabot

• Jacques Cartier

• Henry Hudson

• Ferdinand Magellan

Who explored the Hudson River and searched for the Northwest Passage?

• John Cabot

• Jacques Cartier

• Henry Hudson

• Ferdinand Magellan

Who was the first explorer to circumnavigate the globe?

• John Cabot

• Jacques Cartier

• Henry Hudson

• Ferdinand Magellan

Which European country dominated the slave trade in the Americas?

• Spain

• Portugal

• England

• France

What was the name of the voyage that transported enslaved Africans across the Atlantic?

• Middle Passage

• Northwest Passage

• Trans-Atlantic Passage

• Pacific Passage