Who came to the Americas first?
A. Vikings
B. Native Americans
C. Columbus
Native Americans
100
Who sent Christopher Columbus on his search for riches?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
100
Which president sent Lewis and Clark on their expedition?
President Thomas Jefferson
100
What did Hernando de Soto "discover"?
A. Mississippi River
B. Lake Michigan
C. Hudson Bay
Mississippi River
100
Marquette and Jolliet wanted to bring what to the Americas?
A. Christianity
B. Riches
C. Government
Christianity
200
The Vikings came to America to build a lasting home and life.
True or False
False
200
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella sent which explorer on his search for riches?
Christopher Columbus
200
What is the name of the young Shoshone guide who helped Lewis and Clark through the Louisiana Purchase?
Sacagawea
200
What was Ponce de Leon looking for?
A. Seven Cities of Gold
B. Louisiana Purchase
C. Fountain of Youth
Fountain of Youth
200
Marquette and Jolliet made ___ of the Mississippi River region.
A. photographs
B. notes
C. maps
maps
300
What were the Vikings searching for?
A. A place to build houses
B. riches like timber
C. Christianity
riches like timber
300
Where did Columbus think he had landed at first?
the East Indies
300
President Jefferson wanted Lewis and Clark to find a ___ route from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean.
A. land
B. mountain
C. water
water
300
Hernando de Soto and Ponce de Leon both explored in what is now the state of ___.
A. Mississippi
B. Louisiana
C. Florida
Florida
300
Which explorer was the "preacher"...Marquette or Jolliet?
Marquette
400
Name one idea scientists have about where the first Americans came from.
Asia
They walked across the Bering Strait on land that joined Siberia to Alaska.
400
What name did Columbus give to the natives he first encountered when he arrived in America? Why?
Indians
He thought he had landed in the East Indies
400
What was Lewis and Clark's expedition group called?
A. Corps of Exploration
B. Corps of Discovery
C. Corps of Louisiana
Corps of Discovery
400
Coronado was searching for the fabled "Seven Cities of ___".
A. Youth
B. Gold
C. God
D. Guides
Gold
400
Which explorer claimed all the land around the Mississippi River for France and named it after the queen and king? What did he name it?
A. Cartier, America
B. Jolliet, Spain
C. LaSalle, Louisiana
LaSalle, Louisiana
500
Why did explorers come to the Americas?
To find a short, safe ___ to ___; to look for ___ and other riches, to claim ___ for their rulers and to bring ___ to the natives.
route, Asia
gold
land
Christianity
500
In what year did Columbus and his fleet arrive in America?
A. 1804
B. 1492
C. 1513
1492
500
In which year did Lewis and Clark begin their journey to find a water route that connected the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean?
A. 1492
B. 1513
C. 1804
1804
500
Juan Ponce de Leon, Hernando de Soto, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado were all ___ explorers.
A. French
B. American
C. Spanish
Spanish
500
* This question is NOT related to French explorers.
Which was NOT a way the U.S. grew from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast.
A. treaties
B. stealing
C. wars