Columbus believed he could find the West Indies by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean.

• A. True
• B. False

What was Christopher Columbus purpose for exploring?

• A. Reach Asia
• B. Find new land

Which European leader financed Columbus’s first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean?

• A. Queen Isabella
• B. Jacques Cartier
• C. Cabot

What were the names of the three ships Columbus used on his first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean?

• A. Nina, Cinta, and Columbus
• B. Cinta, Jaco, and Dicento
• C. Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria

What is the present day name of Columbus’s first landing site?

• A. Florida
• B. Atlanta
• C. Bahamas
• D. Miami

John Cabot was a(n)...

• A. King of England during the Age of Exploration.
• B. Italian explorer working for England who explored North America.
• C. Portuguese explorer working for Portugal who explored North America.
• D. English explorer working for Spain who explored North America.

What was the purpose of John Cabot’s voyage to the New World?

• A. To find Gold
• B. To cross the Atlantic
• C. To search for a northwest passage to Asia

What country sponsored John Cabot’s expeditions to the New World?

• A. England
• B. Spain

What happened on Cabot's last voyage?

• He found Japan.
• He found America.
• He and his crew disappeared in a storm.

What land(s) did Cabot end up exploring?

• He found Japan.
• Asia
• Newfoundland and North American coast