best players of all time
who won 4 super bowls in his career
Joe Montana
What is a grant?
a large sum of money
A. Hernando de Soto
B. Christopher Columbus
C. Henry Hudson
C
What group of Europeans reached North America about 500 years before Columbus?
The Vikings
Name one of the ships Columbus and his Crew sailed on.
Nina, Pinta, or Santa Maria
Who explored the land that connects the Americas and became the first Spanish explorer to reach the Pacific Ocean?
A. Henry Hudson
B. Vasco Nunez de Balboa
C. Hernando de Soto
B
Which Spanish conquistador took control of the Inca Empire?
Francisco Pizarro
What did Verrazano, Cartier and Hudson search for in North America?
The Northwest Passage
Which Empire did the army of Hernando Cortes conquer in Mexico?
The Aztec
What was the main reason that Columbus sailed west from Europe?
A. to discover new continents
B. to find a more direct water route to Asia
C. to set up colonies
B
Which two countries were involved in the Treaty of Tordellias?
Hernando de Soto explored and claimed what is now the southern half of what country?
The United States
Jacques Cartier helped Verrazano and Hudson search for the Northwst passage but what did the king also tell Cartier to search for?
Gold
European explorers faced many problems. Name one example.
they needed better maps and technology, money to pay the costs of their expeditions, dangers in exploring the unknown sea and lands
Sailors lacked technology which was needed for a long trip. What does the word technology mean?
A. an instrument used to find direction
B. a map
C. scientific knowledge and tools
C
How did Magellan die?
He was killed in a battle
What are missionaries and what was their role?
They are religious teachers sent by churches. Their jobs were to convert Native Americans to the Catholic Church
What happened during Hudson's last voyage?
His crew mutinied and sent him adrift at sea
who explored and claimed for Spain what is now the state of Florida?
Juan Ponce de Leon
How did Christopher Columbus convince the King and Queen to sponsor him after they had already said no once? Give at least one reason
He promised them great riches, new lands, and he would take Catholic beliefs to Asia
What is Isthmus
a narrow strip of land that connects two large land areas
who explored and claimed for Spain much of what is now the southwestern United States
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Why did European nations start colonies in North America?
to make money by using land and its resources and by trading goods with Native Americans.
to compete for power with other European nations
to spread their religion
He thought that they were Asia