Columbus, Magellan, Vespucci

What year did Columbus sail on his 1st voyage?

• 1941

• 1429

• 1492

• 1400's

Columbus searched for many years for someone to give him money to sail to the west. Which leaders and country finally gave him money?

• His mom

• King Ferdinand and Queen Elizabeth of Italy

• Leif Erikson

• King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain

What was Columbus looking for?

• gold

• silk

• spices

• all of the above

What ocean did Columbus cross?

• Indian

• Arctic

• Atlantic

• Southern

Columbus was born in ____________.

• Portugal

• United States

• Spain

• Italy

What was Christopher Columbus searching for in his voyage?

• parrots and iguanas

• a new way to Africa

• gold

• a new route to Asia

Why did people from Europe not attempt to sail to India by heading west across the Atlantic Ocean?

• They thought the ocean was too big to cross and people would run out of food before they reached India.

• They were not sure how to sail west.

• They were worried their boats would not make it.

• All of the above.

He believed that Columbus had discovered a new continent. He called it the "New World."

• Vespucci

• Hudson

• Cartier

• Columbus

His fleet was the first to sail completely around the world.

• Vespucci

• Magellan

• Columbus

• Hudson

He named the Pacific Ocean.

• Hudson

• Magellan

• de La Salle

• de Soto