Conquistadors
Who discovered the Mississippi River?
Hernando de Soto
Who is remembered as the "Father of New France"?
Samuel de Champlain
What Italian merchant spent time in service of Kublai Khan in Asia?
Marco Polo
Who first realized that Columbus discovered a new world?
Amerigo Vespucci
Which country sponsored Christopher Columbus's expedition to find an alternate route to Asia?
Spain
Who conquered the Aztecs?
Hernando Cortez
Jacques Marquette and ___?___ explored the central Mississippi River for France.
Louis Jolliet
Who led a three year journey around the globe dying before his crew could return home?
Ferdinand Magellan
What was the first permanent European settlement in the United States?
St Augustine
Who was the powerful chieftain of the Aztec Indians?
Montezuma II
Who discovered the Pacific Ocean?
Vasco de Balboa
Who discovered the St. Lawrence River?
Jacques Cartier
Who invented the movable-type printing press?
Johann Gutenberg
Who made the first Spanish landing on the mainland of North America?
Ponce de Leon
Who was the first Englishman to sail around the world and led to the defeat of the Spanish Armada?
Sir Francis Drake
Which Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca?
Pizzaro
What was the first permanent French settlement in the New World?
Quebec
What revived interest in trade with the East?
The Crusades
Chinese Emperor
Kublai Khan
What year did the English defeat the Spanish Armada?
1588
Who discovered the Grand Canyon?
Francisco Coronado
Which French explorer claimed Louisiana for France?
Robert Cavelier de LaSalle
On what island did Columbus make his first landing in the New World?
San Salvador
What was one reason New France was not heavily populated?
Many colonists were hunters and traders who did not establish permanent homes in New France.
The French did not have self government but were under the authority of the king of France.
The French did not have religious freedom, only French Catholics were allowed to settle in New France.
On what island did Columbus make his first landing in the New World?
San Salvador