European Explorers: Age of Exploration
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- Q1Spanish explorer who named present-day Florida.John CabotJacques CartierJuan Ponce de LeonChristopher Columbus30s
- Q2Discovered the St. Lawrence River.Hernando de SotoHenry HudsonJohn CabotJacques Cartier30s
- Q3Found rich fishing area in North America and CanadaChristopher ColumbusHernando de SotoJohn CabotVasco de Balboa30s
- Q4Sailed for King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella and landed in the CaribbeanHernando de SotoChristopher ColumbusJacques CartierJohn Cabot30s
- Q5Crew was mutinied and no one knows what happened to him after he was sent adrift on a raft.John CabotJuan Ponce de LeonHenry HudsonJacques Cartier30s
- Q6Explored the southeastern United States and discovered the Mississippi RiverJohn CabotChristopher ColumbusVasco de BalboaHernando de Soto30s
- Q7First to see the Pacific Ocean from Panama.Vasco Nunez de BalboaJohn CabotChristopher ColumbusJuan Ponce de Leon30s
- Q8Which explorer was looking for the Fountain of Youth?Ponce de LeonChristopher ColumbusHernando de SotoHenry Hudson30s
- Q9Which explorer helped France get rich with the fur trade?Henry HudsonJacques CartierJohn CabotVasco Nunez de Balboa30s
- Q10Which explorer has a river and a bay in present-day New York named after themHenry HudsonJacques CartierChristopher ColumbusJohn Cabot30s
- Q11Christopher Columbus, de Balboa, Ponce de Leon, and Hernando de Soto were all from what country?SpainEnglandCanadaFrance30s
- Q12Henry Hudson and John Cabot were from which country?FranceSpainNetherlands/EnglandCanada30s
- Q13Jacques Cartier was from what country?USACanadaEnglandFrance30s
- Q14Which was NOT a state that Hernando de Soto explored?FloridaAlabamaMississippiGeorgia30s
- Q15Where did Columbus land when he thought he was in Asia?CanadaCarribbean/San SalvadorUnited StatesMexico30s