European Explorers Quiz

Which European explorer found the Mississippi River?

• Henry Hudson

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando de Soto

• John Cabot

What country did Christopher Columbus sail for?

• France

• England

• Spain

• Asia

Why did John Cabot want to go on his expedition?

• To find spices and silk to help England become a stronger country.

• To find North America

• To find a land route to Asia

• To spread religion

Vasco Nunez de Balboa wanted to do what with Native Americans?

• Make peace

• Fight with them

• Trade with them

• Take them on a voyage

This explorer landed in Newfoundland, Canada

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• John Cabot

• Hernando de Soto

• Christopher Columbus

This explorer found the pacific ocean

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Hernando de Soto

This was the moto for most European Explorers.

• God, Gold, Glory

• Money, Gold, and God

• Asia, Africa, North America

• Canada, Caribbean, Pacific Ocean

True or false: Hernando de Soto and his men made peace with Native American

• True

• False

What problems caused by European explorers could have hurt Native Americans?

• disease and sickness

• poor maps

• starvation

Most European Explorers found land in which continent?

• South America

• Asia

• Europe

• North America