Ch. 2/Lesson 2

Queen Isabella and King Fedinand were patrons to which explorer?

• Magellan

• Ponce De Leon

• Christopher Columbus

Was Columbus on his ______ trip on 1494 when he founded the La Isabella.

• First

• Second

• Fourth

Which group of American Indians did Columbus meet and trade with?

• Tainos

• Aztecs

• Portugese

_____ was the first to explore what is now Florida.

• Coronado

• Ponce De Leon

• Moctezuma

Cortes conquered the ________.

• Mayans

• Nootkas

• Aztecs

• Cheyenne

After circumnavigating the world, Magellan made it back to Spain.

• True

• False

The New Spain colony established the oldest town in the Americas settled by Europeans. This town is called

• St. Mary

• Mexico

• St. Augustine

• Florida

Which explorer traveled the farthest?

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

• Christopher Columbus

• Ponce de Leon

How did Magellan’s voyage compare to Columbus’s voyage?

• The explorers had the same results and achieved the same success.

• Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean while Columbus reached India.

• The explorers had similar goals and sailed in the same direction.

Spain's rulers agreed to pay for expensive expeditions. What was the cause of this?

• Spain wanted to create jobs.

• Spain needed money to pay for wars.

• Spain wanted to move its government.