American Explorers & Pioneers - Exploration Of North America And Christopher Columbus

The video covers the history of exploration from Eric the Red and Leif Erickson's journeys to Greenland and Nova Scotia, to Christopher Columbus's voyages to the Caribbean and Central America. It details the expeditions of explorers like Juan Ponce de Leon, John Cabot, Amerigo Vespucci, Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Giovanni de Verrazano, Jacques Cartier, Hernando de Soto, Francisco Vazquez de Coronado, and Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo. The narrative continues with Sir Francis Drake's circumnavigation, Samuel de Champlain's mapping of North America, Henry Hudson's search for the Northwest Passage, and the explorations of the Mississippi River by Louis Jolliet, Jacques Marquette, and Rene Robert Cavalier sieur de La Salle.

Which explorer is credited with naming Florida due to its floral beauty?

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Christopher Columbus

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• John Cabot

Who was the first European believed to have seen the Pacific Ocean from the Americas?

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Giovanni de Verrazano

• Jacques Cartier

• Hernando de Soto

Which explorer's expedition is considered one of the greatest explorations of the New World despite finding no wealth?

• Francisco Vazquez de Coronado

• Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo

• Sir Francis Drake

• Samuel de Champlain

Who was the second person to lead an expedition around the world?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Sir Francis Drake

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

What was Samuel de Champlain's primary goal in his travels to North America?

• To establish colonies and find a route to Asia

• To find gold

• To claim land for Spain

• To map the Mississippi River

Which explorer attempted to find the Northwest Passage and ended up being set adrift by his crew?

• Rene Robert Cavalier sieur de La Salle

• Henry Hudson

• Louis Jolliet

• Samuel de Champlain

Who was the first European to navigate the Mississippi River from the north to the Gulf of Mexico?

• Louis Jolliet

• Jacques Marquette

• Hernando de Soto

• Rene Robert Cavalier sieur de La Salle