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- Q1
Which explorer wanted to find a way to reach Asia by sailing West around the Americas?
John Cabot
Christopher Columbus
Hernando De Soto
Ferdinand Magellan
30s - Q2
What ocean did Ferdinand name?
Users enter free textType an Answer30s - Q3
How did some of Magellan's sailors die? *Choose all that apply
ScurvyDrowned
BattleHungerAmbush
30s - Q4
How did Magellan restore his authority when some of his officers got resentful? *Choose all that apply
He withheld food from them
He marooned some on a deserted coastHe killed some of the menHe pushed them off the ship
30s - Q5
Magellan was on the ship that traveled around the world.
falsetrueTrue or False30s - Q6
Why was Magellan's expedition important? *Choose all that apply
It proved Asia was much farther away and smaller than Columbus thoughtIt gave mapmakers a true indication of the size of the worldIt proved the world was round and that you could travel around itHe found the Native Americans and brought back spices
The expedition proved he was a great explorer
He found the Mississippi River, and claimed it for France
30s - Q7
Hernando De Soto wanted to find more riches and land in North America even though he found a lot of gold in Peru.
truefalseTrue or False30s - Q8
What were Hernando De Soto's accomplishments? *Choose all that apply
He named the Pacific Ocean
He found information about the land in North AmericaHe brought back spices for France
He was the first to find South America
He discovered the Mississippi RiverHe claimed much of the land in Southeastern U.S.30s - Q9
Why was Hernando De Soto's army in such poor conditions? *Choose all that apply
They no longer wanted to fight the Native Americans
They wanted to explore on their own
Some men left because De Soto was too strictMen died of illnesses30s - Q10
How did Henry De Soto die?
Users enter free textType an Answer30s - Q11
What did Henry De Soto's men do when he died?
His men sank his body in the river so that the Indigenous people did not find out he was not a God
They threw it over board into the ocean
They dug up a hole
They buried his body
30s - Q12
Henry Hudson wanted to find New York City
falsetrueTrue or False30s - Q13
What were Henry Hudson's accomplishments?
Users link answersLinking30s - Q14
Robert LaSalle wanted to explore and establish fur-trade routes along the Mississippi River.
truefalseTrue or False30s - Q15
What were Robert LaSalle's accomplishments? *Choose all that apply
He named a newfound land after himself.
He started a settlement.He claimed the mouth of Mississippi and all the land which he named LouisianaHe found a new route.
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