The American Republic - Chapter 1 Terms Review

Who discovered the strange land of Vinland?

• Leif Ericson

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

• Philip II

Who suggested that Columbus had discovered a New World?

• Leif Ericson

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

• Philip II

Who explored up into present-day Kansas and discovered the Grand Canyon?

• Leif Ericson

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

• Philip II

Who was the strongest champion of Roman Catholicism in Europe?

• Leif Ericson

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

• Philip II

Who was the Frenchman who claimed the Mississippi River?

• Robert de La Salle

• Samuel de Champlain

• Sir Walter Raleigh

• Powhatan

Who is known as the Father of New France?

• Robert de La Salle

• Samuel de Champlain

• Sir Walter Raleigh

• Powhatan

Who was the chief of the Woodland Indian tribes near Jamestown?

• Robert de La Salle

• Samuel de Champlain

• Sir Walter Raleigh

• Powhatan

Who secretly encouraged pirating raids on the Spanish?

• Leif Ericson

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

• Elizabeth I

Where is the region where Indians lived in tepees, hunted buffalo, and were excellent horsemen?

• Plains

• Florida

• St. Augustine

• Great Lakes

Where is the future state first explored by Juan Ponce de León?

• Plains

• Florida

• St. Augustine

• Great Lakes