Explorers

John Cabot claimed __________________ in present day Canada.

• Newfindland

• Newfoundland

• Canada

What was an obstacle John Cabot faced?

• funding

• unreliable ships

• crew drama

John Cabot wanted to find a faster route to Asia by heading ______.

• east

• south

• west

Christopher Columbus was sponsored by the king and queen of ________.

• Italy

• England

• Spain

Christopher Columbus believed he was in India when he was actually in _________ _____________.

• South America

• North India

• North America

A faster route to Asia was also known as the _______ _________.

• Northwest Passage

• the shortcut

• Express Route

Christopher Columbus wanted to claim land for ___________.

• England

• Italy

• Spain

I was the person who named the Pacific Ocean. My men were among the first to travel around the world, but unfortunately I died in battle in the Philippine Islands.

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Jacques Cartier

• Ferdinand Magellan

I was truly the first person in the Americas. I arrived here with my Viking friends in the year 1000 AD.

• Christopher Columbus

• Marco Polo

• Leif Erickson

• John Cabot

I was the first person to finally realize that Columbus was NOT in Asia, but they had been in a new land. America was named after me.

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Marco Polo

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Ferdinand Magellan