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European Explorers: Columbus, de Balboa, de Soto

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
First European to see the Pacific Ocean
a)
Ponce de Leon
b)
Cabot
c)
Balboa
d)
Columbus
2.
What are some ways that the early explorers caused problems (impacted) for the Native Americans?
a)
Disease
b)
Took their land
c)
Made them slaves
d)
All of the above
3.
Who discovered the "New World" and what became known as Cuba?
a)
John Cabot
b)
Ponce de Leon
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Henry Hudson
4.
_______ ________ __ ________sailed to present day florida
a)
Juan Ponce De Leon
b)
Henry Hudson
c)
Jacques Cartier
d)
Vasco Nunez De Balboa
5.
Christopher Columbus sailed for what country?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Colombia
6.

People who travel to new and unfamiliar places in order to learn what these places are like and describe them with words, pictures, and maps

a)

Explorers

b)

Europeans

c)

Texans

7.
He was born in Italy and sponsored by Spain. He landed in the Bahamas and thought he was in Asia.
a)
Columbus
b)
Balboa
c)
Cabot
d)
Hudson
8.
He is known for discovering American, but did not really do that!
a)
Hudson
b)
Columbus
c)
Cabot
d)
Balboa
9.
He discovered the Pacific Ocean!
a)
Columbus
b)
Cabot
c)
de Soto
d)
Balboa
10.
Sailed the ocean blue in 1492!
a)
Hudson
b)
Balboa
c)
Columbus
11.
Explorers wanted to sail to be powerful!  The "G" that stands for this out of the 3 Gs is 
a)
God
b)
Gold
c)
Glory
12.

Which explorer searched and settled in this area?

a)

Hudson

b)

Cabot

c)

Cartier

d)

Balboa

13.

Which explorer conquered the Incas?

a)

Balboa

b)

Cartier

c)

Columbus

d)

de Soto

14.

Which explorer found the Mississippi River?

a)

Balboa

b)

Cartier

c)

Columbus

d)

de Soto

15.

Which explorer explored the land that connects the Americas and became the first Spanish explorer to reach the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Balboa

b)

Cartier

c)

Columbus

d)

de Soto

16.

Christopher Columbus was an Italian man, but was sponsored by another country. Which country sponsored his expedition?

a)

Italy

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

England

17.

What did the early Spanish explorers most want to find?

a)

maps

b)

Native Americans

c)

corn

d)

gold

18.
Where did Christopher Columbus explore near?
a)
near the Atlantic Ocean
b)
near England
c)
Pacific ocean
d)
near the south shore of the Pacific
19.
Christopher Columbus thought he had reached India, but he had really landed in______.
a)
Florida
b)
Canada
c)
the Bahamas
d)
Hudson Bay
20.

Which is not the name of one of Christopher Columbus' ships?

a)

The Pinta

b)

The Santa Maria

c)

The Nina

d)

The Santa Marino

21.

What is the name for someone who makes maps?

a)

conquistador

b)

empresario

c)

cartographer

d)

explorer

22.

What is another word for conqueror?

a)

Conquistador

b)

empresario

c)

cartographer

d)

explorer

23.

Where did Columbus think he landed?

a)

America

b)

Caribbean

c)

Europe

d)

Asia (India)

24.

Explorers were able to conquer the natives of the New World because they had better

a)

housing

b)

weapons

c)

technology