European Exploration in the Americas

Around 1001, Vikings from Scandinavia explored the eastern tip of North America and settled briefly in ___.

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Who was the Italian-born sea captain hired by Spain to find gold in the East Indies?

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Amerigo Vespucci

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In what year did Vasco Núñez de Balboa become the first European to see the Pacific Ocean?

• 1513

• 1492

• 1522

• 1506

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The first Spanish colony in the Americas was founded by Columbus in ___.

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What was the significant outcome of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition?

• First circumnavigation of the Earth

• Discovery of the Pacific Ocean

• Founding of the first Spanish colony

• Introduction of the Columbian Exchange

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The Columbian Exchange began in the ___.

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Which of the following was NOT introduced to the Americas by Europeans during the Columbian Exchange?

• Potatoes

• Oranges

• Pigs

• Dandelions

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