Accomplishments of Explorers

What are John Cabot’s accomplishments?

• Discovering the Pacific Ocean

• Explored Canada and North America

• Mapping the St. Lawrence River

• Leading the first expedition around the world

What is Vasco Núñez de Balboa’s accomplishment?

• First European to cross the Mississippi River

• Sailed to Hispaniola, started a colony in Colombia, and crossed Panama to discover the Pacific Ocean.

• Discovering the Bahamas

• Establishing the first permanent settlement in North America

What is one of de Hernando de Soto's accomplishments?

• Discovering the Grand Canyon

• Being the first European to see the Pacific Ocean

• Expeditions through Central and North America, the first European to reach the Mississippi River

• Mapping the coast of California

What are Christopher Columbus's accomplishments?

• Credited with being the first person to explore North America

• Completing the first circumnavigation of the globe

• Discovering the Americas for Europe

• Finding a new route to India

What is Henry Hudson’s known accomplishment?

• Discovering the Great Lakes

• Exploring the Arctic and the Hudson River

• Sailed for England and Holland

• Claiming Canada for France

What is Jacques Cartier best known for?

• Discovering the St. Lawrence River and claiming Canada for France

• Being the first to circumnavigate the globe

• Explored Canadian rivers

• Discovering the Pacific Ocean

What was the conflict between European explorers and American Indians? Choose the two best answers.

• American Indians and explorers disagreed about land ownership.

• Explorers and American Indians got along.

• Explorers brought diseases.

What was the cooperation between European explorers and American Indians?

• Explorers brought diseases.

• Explorers and American Indians got along.

• Explorers brought diseases.

• American Indians and explorers disagreed about land ownership.

What was John Cabot’s purpose to explore?

• Wanted to reach Asia

• Claim new lands for Spain, Searching for gold- and a new way to the Pacific and Asia.

• Discover Northwest Passage to Asia.

• Find a water route to Asia.

What was Jacques Cartier's purpose to explore?

• Wanted to reach Asia

• Claim new lands for Spain, Searching for gold- and a new way to the Pacific and Asia.

• Discover Northwest Passage to Asia.

• Find a water route to Asia.