Explorers and Their Journeys

Who was Christopher Columbus?

• A British sailor

• A French trader

• An Italian explorer

• A Spanish king

In what year did Columbus sail to North America?

• 1500

• 1540

• 1609

• 1492

What did the Spanish explorers search for?

• Land for Great Britain

• Fur trading

• New crops

• Gold and riches

What was France's main goal in exploring?

• To find gold

• To claim land

• Wealth and trade

• To convert American Indians

What did Great Britain want to achieve?

• To find a new route to Asia

• To become more powerful by claiming land

• To explore the Mississippi River

• To trade fur

What did Hernando de Soto dream of finding?

• Fur

• New crops

• Gold

• A new route to Asia

What river did Hernando de Soto reach?

• The Hudson River

• The Nile River

• The Mississippi River

• The Amazon River

What did Henry Hudson discover in 1609?

• New York Harbor

• A new route to Asia

• The Bahamas

• The Mississippi River

What did early explorers bring back and forth between the Americas and Europe?

• Only people

• Crops, animals, and ideas

• Only diseases

• Only animals

What was one effect of new crops on American Indians?

• Life became very difficult

• Life became easier

• They traded fur

• They found gold