Unit 4 American Studies

Who was the first European to explore the Americas since the Vikings?

• The king of Portugal

• Giovanni da Verrazzano

• Columbus

• Juan Ponce de Leon

Where did Columbus and Ponce de Leon explore for Spain and Portugal?

• Mexico, Europe, Florida

• Caribbean, Mexico, Florida

• Florida, Virginia, Pennsylvania

• They did not explore for Spain and Portugal

What is one reason that Europeans wanted to explore the New World?

• To visit relatives

• To travel

• To find more animals to hunt

• To find gold

Who was the first English explorer to circumnavigate the globe?

• Francis Drake

• Columbus

• Jacques Cartier

• Giovanni da Verrazzano

Name one place that the French and English explored in the New World.

• France

• Canada

• Australia

• Alaska