European Explorers

Who is known for discovering America?

• Marco Polo

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Leif Erikson

Who explored the coast of North America for England?

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Leif Erikson

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

• Jacques Cartier

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

Who explored the Hudson River and Hudson Bay in search of the Northwest Passage?

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Henry Hudson

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

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernán Cortés

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Francisco Pizarro

What were the three reasons for exploration?

• Gold

• Glamour

• God

• Glory

True or False:

The explorers and their crews faced many hardships.

• True

• False

Who sailed the ocean in 1492?

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Jacques Cartier

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

Who is the Hudson River and Hudson Bay named after?

• Vasco da Gama

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

Who was the first European to discover the Mississippi river?

• Hernándo de Soto

• Christopher Columbus

• Francisco Pizarro

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa