WorksheetsEarly European Explorers
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 6mins
He explored Florida for Spain in the early 1500s
Christopher Columbus
Ponce de Leon
Francisco Pizarro
Hernan Cortes
He conquered the Aztec Empire for Spain in 1521
Christopher Columbus
Hernan Cortes
Hernando de Soto
Francisco Pizarro
He conquered Peru and the Inca Empire for Spain
Hernan Cortes
Ferdinand Magellan
Ponce de Leon
Francisco Pizarro
He traveled through Florida to the west of North America
Ponce de Leon
Hernando de Soto
Hernan Cortes
Francisco Pizarro
He explored the northeastern coast of North America
John Cabot
Hernando de Soto
Fransisco Pizarro
Jacques Cartier
He explored the St. Lawrence River up to Montreal for France
John Cabot
Jacques Cartier
Hernan Cortez
Sir Francis Drake
He and his ships were the first to sail around the world
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Ponce de Leon
Hernan Cortes
He rounded the south of Africa in 1488
Bartholemeu Dias
Christopher Columbus
Sir Francis Drake
Ponce de Leon
Caravel
What river did Cartier navigate for the French?
Hudson
Albany
Ohio
St. Lawrence
All of the following were Spanish explorers EXCEPT
DeSoto
Champlain
Columbus
Ponce de Leon
Which French explorer is best known for exploring the land around the Mississippi river?
Vasco da Gama
Robert LaSalle
Ponce de Leon
What important event is shown in this picture?
Columbian Exchange
French fur trade
The western water route to Asia
Which explorer found the Mississippi River?
Balboa
Cartier
Columbus
de Soto
