Early Explorers of North America

Who gave the Pacific Ocean its name?

• Francisco Vazquez de Coronado

• Francis Drake

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Ferdinand Magellan

Who explored the North American Southwest

from modern-day Kansas to the Grand Canyon?

• Francisco Vazquez de Coronado

• Francis Drake

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Ferdinand Magellan

Who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe?

• Christopher Columbus

• Francis Drake

• John Cabot

• Ferdinand Magellan

Who crossed the Isthmus of Panama and became the first European to see the Pacific Ocean?

• Francisco Vazquez de Coronado

• Francis Drake

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Ferdinand Magellan

Who identified South America as a continent by exploring its coastline?

• Francisco Vazquez de Coronado

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Ferdinand Magellan

Who explored the Mississippi river and claimed Louisiana for France in 1682?

• Sieur Robert Cavelier de La Salle

• Jacques Cartier

• Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette

• Samuel de Champlain

Who explored the Saint Lawrence River?

• Sieur Robert Cavelier de La Salle

• Jacques Cartier

• Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette

• Samuel de Champlain

Who explored the Great Lakes and upper Mississippi River?

• Sieur Robert Cavelier de La Salle

• Jacques Cartier

• Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette

• Samuel de Champlain

Who established Quebec, France’s

first permanent settlement, in 1608?

• Sieur Robert Cavelier de La Salle

• Jacques Cartier

• Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette

• Samuel de Champlain