Christopher Columbus and Colonial Powers

What prompted Christopher Columbus to make his voyage in 1492?

• To discover a new continent

• To find an alternate trade route to Asia

• To map the Caribbean islands

• To establish colonies in America

What name did Columbus give to the island he first landed on?

• San Salvador

• East Indies

• Bahamas

• Hispaniola

What did Columbus mistakenly call the native people he encountered?

• Taino

• Indians

• Americans

• Aztecs

Who funded Columbus’s voyages?

• The Portuguese monarchs

• The Italian government

• King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain

• Amerigo Vespucci

What was Columbus’s main interest during his explorations?

• Spreading Christianity

• Claiming land for Portugal

• Discovering gold

• Establishing new trade routes

What did Columbus’s voyages ultimately lead to?

• The discovery of Asia

• The unification of Europe

• The colonization of the Americas

• The Treaty of Tordesillas

Which explorer’s name was used to label the “new” continent?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Hernando Cortés

Which treaty allowed Portugal to claim Brazil?

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Tordesillas

• Treaty of Guadalupe

Who was the first European to gaze upon the Pacific Ocean?

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Pedro Álvares Cabral

Who was the first person to navigate the world?

• Hernando Cortés

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan’s crew

• Vasco da Gama