Columbus claimed the land he found for the king and queen of what country?
a) Italy
b) Spain
c) America
d) England
b) Spain
Who was the first Spaniard to explore the lands that are now part of the southern east coast of the United States?
a) Juan Ponce de León
b) Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
c) Christopher Columbus
d) Junípero Serra
a) Juan Ponce de León
What place was Ponce de León searching for?
a) the Northwest Passage
b) the Grand Canyon
c) the Fountain of Youth
d) the Seven Cities of Cibola
c) the Fountain of Youth
Who was the first European to see the Mississippi River?
a) Christopher Columbus
b) Henry Hudson
c) El Dorado
d) Hernando de Soto
d) Hernando de Soto
What was the legend of El Dorado about?
a) a famous city or cities of gold
b) a famous city of silver
c) a real city in Florida
d) a big canyon
a) a famous city or cities of gold
What was Columbus trying to find by sailing west?
a) a western route to The Indies
b) Seven Cities of Cibola
c) the Rocky Mountains
d) Northwest Passage
Who were the conquistadors?
a) Spanish priests
b) Spanish conquerors
c) Native Americans of the Southwest
d) rulers of El Dorado
b) Spanish conquerors
What is the oldest continuing European settlement in the United States?
a) the Alamo
b) Wichita
c) Santa Fe
d) St. Augustine
d) St. Augustine
What were the religious settlements that the Spaniards built in the Southwest called?
a) presidios
b) vaqueros
c) missions
d) conquistadors
c) missions
Who led the Pueblo a rebellion against the Spanish?
a) St. Augustine
b) San Marcos
c) Popé
d) Champlain
c) Popé
What year did Columbus sail?
a) 1942
b) 1492
c) 1429
d) 1249
b) 1492
Where is the river named for Henry Hudson located?
a) Canada
b) Newfoundland
c) New York
d) Florida
c) New York
What did Champlain name the settlement he founded?
a) Florida
b) Quebec
c) Newfoundland
d) Bimini
b) Quebec
Which body of water did Champlain explore for France?
a) the Caribbean Sea
b) the Mississippi River
c) the Hudson River
d) the St. Lawrence River
d) the St. Lawrence River
What were most early European explorers in the Americas looking for?
a) riches or a passage to Asia
b) good farmland
c) a place to build colonies
d) a new home for themselves
a) riches or a passage to Asia
What is one of the tools that Columbus may have used?
a) GPS
b) a compass
c) a landmark
d) an atlas
b) a compass
something from nature that is useful to humans
a-exploit
b-Northwest Passage
c-canyon
d-expedition
e-natural resource
f-merchant
g-scouting party
e-natural resource
a special journey taken by a group that has a clear purpose or goal
a-exploit
b-Northwest Passage
c-canyon
d-expedition
e-natural resource
f-merchant
g-scouting party
d-expedition
a few members of a group who are sent out ahead of the rest of the group to get information about an area
a-exploit
b-Northwest Passage
c-canyon
d-expedition
e-natural resource
f-merchant
g-scouting party
g-scouting party
a deep valley between mountains, cut through the rock by river water
a-exploit
b-Northwest Passage
c-canyon
d-expedition
e-natural resource
f-merchant
g-scouting party
c-canyon
What was NOT one of Columbus' beliefs?
a) the earth is round
b) the world is smaller than people believed
c) the earth is flat
d) there was a route to the Indies by traveling west
c) the earth is flat
to take unfair advantage of a person or group
a-exploit
b-Northwest Passage
c-canyon
d-expedition
e-natural resource
f-merchant
g-scouting party
a-exploit