Explorers and Their Voyages

What explorer's ship was the first to sail around the world?

• LaSalle

• DeSoto

• Magellan

• Polo

What ocean did Magellan name?

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Arctic

• Indian

What did Magellan's voyage prove?

• That Asia was much farther away and smaller than Columbus thought.

• That it only takes 10 days to sail around the world.

• That traveling east is the only way to get to Asia.

• That there are sea monsters.

What motivated Hernando DeSoto to explore?

• fur

• spices

• Northwest passage

• gold

Why was DeSoto's men deserting him?

• native attacks

• he was too stern

• ship sank

• no food

What did DeSoto accomplish?

• He gathered information about the land.

• He discovered the Mississippi River.

• He claimed land in Southeastern U.S.

• All of the above.

What motivated Henry Hudson to explore?

• Northwest passage

• fur

• To find the Mississippi River

• to prove the earth was flat

What was one of Hudson's accomplishments?

• He found gold.

• He landed in Asia.

• He claimed land in New York.

• He lived with the Natives.

Why did Robert LaSalle want to explore?

• Bahamas

• sea monsters

• gold

• fur-trade routes

Why was the King impressed when LaSalle claimed the mouth of the Mississippi River?

• It did not freeze and was good fur-trading routes

• The water was beautiful

• They could fit many ships on it.

• They could sail on it anytime they wanted.