European Explorers

Christopher Columbus wanted to:

• become rich to own the new country

• find a better route to the Indies

• find a wife

• bring home a new ship

Who agreed to finally support Christopher Columbus in his voyage to find a cheaper and faster route to Asia?

• King Henry V

• Ferdinand and Isabella

• King Henry III

• Spanish with horses

Christopher Columbus called the natives...

• Americans

• Indians

• Natives

• Strange people

What happened to John Cabot?

• no one knows

• all his ships sank

• his crew killed him

• he settled down in Cuba

Choose 2... what were 2 main reasons the explorers began to explore?

• run for president

• gold and power

• have freedom to do what they wanted

• to find a quicker route to Asia

• To see if sea monsters were real

Which explorer conquered the Aztecs?

• Fransico Pizzaro

• Hernando Cortes

• Christopher Columbus

• Samuel de Champlain

Early European explorers landed in North and South America. The explorers were really looking for a faster way to get to ___________.

• Atlantis

• Asia

• Africa

• Australia

Which of the following is NOT a reason why people explored new lands?

• To trade with other people.

• To gain more land and riches.

• For science or religion

• To keep their culture exactly the same.

Explorers hoped to find a Northwest Passage that would lead them

• across the ice of the North Pole.
• down the entire length of the Mississippi River.
• through North America to Asia. 
• into the interior where they could find gold.

Why did the rulers of Spain want a shorter route to the East Indies?

• to practice fighting wars
• to study a different culture
• to send away their prisoners
• to get silks and spices