European Exploration Quiz

Who supported Columbus?

• Amerigo Vespucci
• Queen Isabella
• Queen Elizabeth
• Magellan

Columbus thought he was traveling to where?

• America
• New World
• India
• Russia

Who explored Florida for the first time?

• Juan Ponce de Leon
• Magellan
• Christopher Columbus

Who went in search of the Fountain of Youth?

• Juan Ponce de Leon
• Magellan
• Christopher Columbus

Who went in search of the Cities of Gold?

• Juan Ponce de Leon
• Alvar Nunez
• Christopher Columbus
• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

A country who builds a settlement in another territory.

• Conquistador

• Mercantilism

• Colony

• Circumnavigate

What was Christopher Columbus' goal exploring west of the Atlantic Ocean?

• Find silver and food in Mexico

• Find gold and spices in Asia

What was the goal of Hernan Cortes' expedition?

• Sail West to Asia

• Circumnavigate around the world

• Find gold and conquer the Aztec Empire

What was the Triangular Trade?

• A three-part system of trade that connected Europe , Africa, and the Americas

• People who traded triangles

• People who traveled in triangles across the ocean

In which year did Columbus first reach North America?

• 32

• 1308

• 1492

• 1608