Explorers and Discoveries

Who was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean after crossing the jungles of Panama?

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Vasco de Balboa

• Ferdinand Magellan

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What did John Cabot explore and claim for England?

• The New World

• Newfoundland

• The Far East

• Panama

Which explorer was the first to realize he had found the "New World"?

• Marco Polo

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

• John Cabot

What was the name of the passage Jacques Cartier searched for?

• The Eastern Passage

• The Southern Passage

• The Northwest Passage

• The Northeast Passage

Who led the first voyage to circle the globe?

• Hernando deSoto

• Henry Hudson

• Jacques Cartier

• Ferdinand Magellan

Which explorer's name was given to a bay, river, and strait in North America?

• Jacques Cartier

• Henry Hudson

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

What are the 7 reasons for exploration?

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