North American Explorers Quiz

Who was the first European explorer to see the Pacific Ocean?

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando Cortes

• Vasco De Balboa

• Ferdinand Magellan

Which explorer sailed and mapped much of the South Pacific?

• John Cabot

• Captain James Cook

• Henry Hudson

• Samuel de Champlain

Who discovered and named the Hudson River?

• John Cabot

• Hernando Cortes

• Henry Hudson

• Vasco De Balboa

Who was the second explorer who planned to reach North America?

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Hernando Cortes

• Captain James Cook

Who conquered the Aztecs and renamed Tenochtitlan to Mexico City?

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando Cortes

• Vasco De Balboa

• Ferdinand Magellan

Who sailed out to find a Northwest Passage across North America to Asia?

• Captain James Cook

• Henry Hudson

• Samuel de Champlain

• Sir Francis Drake

Who established the town Darien and claimed the Pacific Ocean and its shores for Spain?

• John Cabot

• Hernando Cortes

• Vasco De Balboa

• Ferdinand Magellan

Who was the first European explorer to circumnavigate the globe?

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando Cortes

• Vasco De Balboa

• Ferdinand Magellan

Who mapped much of Canada and the northeastern United States?

• John Cabot

• Captain James Cook

• Samuel de Champlain

• Sir Francis Drake

Who was the first Englishman to sail around the world and defeat the Spanish Armada?

• John Cabot

• Captain James Cook

• Samuel de Champlain

• Sir Francis Drake