Early Exploration of the Americas

Christopher Columbus was an admiral for?

• Spain

• Mexico

• England

• Portugal

In Christopher Columbus’ third voyage in 1498 he finally landed on?

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• South America

• North America

• Central America

• India

Christopher Columbus had difficulty funding his expeditions because?

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• • Europeans thought the Earth was flat

  
  

• • Europeans did not care about expanding to new territories

  
  

• • Europeans did not have the money to pay for such expeditions

  
  

• Europeans did not have ships

In 1497, who was credited as the first to discover North America?

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• • Giovanni Caboto

  
  

• • Christopher Columbus

  
  

• • Giovanni da Verazzano

  
  

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

What group of people may have discovered the Americas prior to Christopher Columbus?

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• The Monguls

• The Vikings

• The Greeks

• The British

What was the main reason for searching for the Northwest Passage?

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• • to locate a new trade route

  
  

• • to spread Christianity

  
  

• • to expand territories

  
  

• to find gold

The Norse (the Vikings) had a colony on what part of the Americas for almost 500 years?

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• Alaska

• Greenland

• Canada

• Newfoundland

Leif Ericson was?

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• • a Spanish explorer who discovered South America

  
  

• • a Norse explorer regarded as the first European to land in North America

  
  

• • a French explorer regarded as te first to discover North America

  
  

• a British explorer who discovered South America

Who was known to have crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513?

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• • Christopher Columbus

  
  

• • Vasco Nunez de Balboa

  
  

• • Juan de la Cosa

  
  

• • Giovanni da Verazzano

  
  

The first expedition to cross the western portion of the United States in 1804 was?

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• • Lewis and Clark Expedition

  
  

• • West of the Mississippi Expedition

  
  

• • The Thomas Jefferson Expedition of the West

  
  

• Zebulon Pike Expeditions