Early European Explorers

Name this early navigational tool.

A navigational tool that early explorers used.

• Compass

• Pencil and Paper

• Ipad

• Computer

This man wrote about riches and gold in Asia. He is one of the main reasons so many countries and people wanted to find a route to Asia.

• Christopher Columbus

• Marco Polo

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Juan Ponce de Leon

Who is the French explorer who found Quebec?

• La Salle

• Cartier

• Cabot

• Champlain

Who mistakenly discovered the Americas in 1492?

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernado de Soto

• Francisco Coronado

• Montezuma

Who was Hernan Cortes?

• A Portuguese explorer who discovered Brazil

• A Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico

• An Inca leader who resisted Spanish conquest

• A French explorer who mapped the Mississippi River

Which of the following explorers established the city of Quebec?

• John Cabot

• Robert La Salle

• Christopher Columbus

• Samuel de Champlain

Which of the following is NOT a reason why European countries began sending explorers to the new world?

• They wanted to share Christianity with the Native Americans.

• They wanted to find natural resources that could be sold in Europe.

• They wanted to befriend and form alliances with the Native Americans.

• They wanted to expand their power across the Atlantic Ocean.

Where did John Cabot think he had arrived when he first landed in the Americas?

• The Bahamas

• Canada

• Mexico

• Asia

What country did Francisco Coronado claim land for?

• Spain

• France

• Great Britain

• Portugal