Early Explorers

He was credited with finding America, but was not actually the first. Wanted to find the East by sailing West. He was in search of finding Asia.

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Marco Polo

Who was actually the first explorer to reach America?

• Leif Erikson

• Christopher Columbus

• Marco Polo

Explorers were trying to find a shortcut to _____________.

• Europe

• Africa

• Asia

• Antarctica

When did Columbus sail the ocean blue?

• 1492

• 1527

• 2021

• He didn't

Who discovered the Hudson River?

• Jean Nicolet

• Samuel de Champlain

• Henry Hudson

• Jacques Cartier

What were the names of Christopher Columbus ships?

• Nicolet, Champlain, Hudson

• Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria

• Sunrise, Sunset, Midnight

• none of the above

What are the "Three Gs," the reasons that many Europeans explored the Americas?

• God, Goofy, and Liberty

• Greed, Gold, and Spain

• Goofy, Glory, and Greed

• God, Gold, and Glory

1. What country sponsored Christopher Columbus' voyage to the New World?

• Spain

• France

• England

• Portugal

What were the 3 main countries that sent explorers to the New World?

• England, France, and the Bahamas

• England, France, and Spain

• Germany, France, and Ireland

• Italy, Spain, and Portugal

Where was Columbus trying to go?

• Spain

• India

• Germany

• Asia