Explorer Matching

Which explorer was sponsored by England?

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Which explorer was sponsored by Spain?

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Which explorer? His crew sent him, his son & some crew members on a boat into the sea & they were never seen again

• Vaszo Nunez de Balboa

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Hernando De Soto

Which explorer explored much of the SOUTHEASTERN United States including GEORGIA?

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando de Soto

• John Cabot

Who landed in the BAHAMAS and thought he was in Asia?

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando de Soto

• John Cabot

Who explored the jungles of central America & was the first to see the PACIFIC OCEAN?

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando de Soto

• John Cabot

Which explorer was the first European to see the MISSISSIPPI RIVER and the APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS?

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando de Soto

• John Cabot

Which explorer claimed PANAMA for Spain and became the governor of PANAMA?

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando de Soto

• John Cabot

Which explorers were sponsored by SPAIN?

• Balboa, Columbus, and De Soto

• Balboa and Columbus

• Cabot and Columbus

• De Soto

Who thought he landed in India so he called the natives "INDIANS"

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando de Soto

• John Cabot