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This explorer was the first to see the Pacific Ocean
Balboa
This person was the most famous British "sea dog"
Sir Francis Drake
Which country did NOT have a claim to land in North America
Portugal
Columbus discovered America in the year
1492
How many oceans are there?
4
This man led the voyage of the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
Columbus
What explorer first called America a "New World"?
Amerigo Vespucci
Canada was first named ______
New France/Vinland
What great Indian tribe lived in what is now Mexico?
Aztecs
This is a body of land surrounded on three sides by water
peninsula
This explorer discovered the Mississippi River
De Soto
This explorer first sailed around Africa to get to India
Vasco de Gama
Where was the first place Columbus landed?
San Salvador
Which country made friends with the Indians and traded with them for furs?
France
Which ocean is the largest
Pacific
This person discovered Florida
Ponce de Leon
This person helped found the first permanent French settlement in the New World
Champlain
This was the name of the first Spanish settlement in America
St. Augustine
How many continents are there?
7
which continent is the largest
Asia
This merchant visited China and described its riches to Europe
Marco Polo
This explorer discovered the Grand Canyon
Coronado
Which country gave Christopher Columbus the money he needed for his journey?
Spain
Which continent is responsible for the settlement of the New World?
Europe
Which continent was Columbus trying to reach?
Asia