North American Explorers
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Important European Explorers of North America.
Questions and Answers
- 1.
Who was the first European Explorer to discover and explore the mainland of North America?
- A.
Jacques Cartier
- B.
Ponce de Leon
- C.
John Cabot
- D.
Columbus
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C. John CabotExplanation
While searching for a North West passage John Cabot discovered the northern most part of the UStates and Canada.Rate this question:
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- 2.
Who discoverd the St Lawrence River?
- A.
Ponce de Leon
- B.
John Cabot
- C.
Vasquez de Balboa
- D.
Jacques Cartier
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D. Jacques CartierExplanation
While searching for a North West Passage Jacques Cartier discoverd the St. Lawrence river. Like John Cabot Cartier was not successful in finding the N.W. Passage.Rate this question:
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- 3.
What was Vasquez nunez de Balboa go in search of?
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Gold and Pearls; the Pacific Ocean; RichesExplanation
Balboa went in search of Gold, pearls and riches. On September 25,1513 he reached the Eastern shore of the Pacific Ocean; the first to do so.Rate this question:
- 4.
What was Ponce De Leon searching for? What did he discover? What did he think Florida was?
- 5.
Vasquez Nunez de Balboa was from ___________________________.
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Spain - 6.
This explorer was set out to sea with his son and 7 other crew members
- A.
Christopher Columbus
- B.
Henry Hudson
- C.
John Cabot
- D.
Ponce De Leon
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B. Henry Hudson -
- 7.
__________________________________ explored for the country of Spain.Christopher Columbus was a _____________________ explorer.Henry Hundson explored the ________________________ bay. He thought it would lead him to the ________________________ ocean.
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Ponce De Leon; Spanish: Hudson; Pacific - 8.
Explorers to the New World were in search of
- A.
Riches, new land and slaves
- B.
New routes to Asia, spices, Gold and precious jewels
- C.
New kingdoms and Indians
- D.
Oceans, Land and fame
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B. New routes to Asia, spices, Gold and precious jewels -
- 9.
When Christopher Columbus landed in the Bahamas he thought he had landed in ....
- A.
Africa
- B.
Jamaica
- C.
The Indies
- D.
Floirda
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C. The Indies -
- 10.
Describe the travels of Jacques Cartier
- 11.
Describe the voyage of Henry Hudson.
- 12.
Ponce de Leon was the first european to explore
- A.
Bimini
- B.
Florida
- C.
Cuba
- D.
The Bahamas
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B. Florida -
- 13.
Henry Hudson was a ________________ explorer.Christopher Columbus was a __________________explorer.John Cabot was a ______________________explorer.Jacques Cartier was a ____________________explorer.Ponce de Leon was a _____________________ explorer.Vasco Nunez de Balboa was a ___________________ explorer.
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