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 B. de Leon B. de Leon  C. Coronado C. Coronado  A. Cortez A. Cortez  D. La Salle D. La Salle Who led an expedition to find the City of Gold?

Back to Board  C. Coronado

 C. Magellan C. Magellan  A. La Salle A. La Salle  B. Hudson B. Hudson  D. da Gama D. da Gama Who sailed up and down the Mississippi River and claimed the land for France?

Back to Board A. La Salle

 A. La Salle A. La Salle  C. Cabot C. Cabot  B. de Leon B. de Leon  D. Cartier D. Cartier Who went in search of the fountain of youth and instead claimed Florida for Spain?

Back to Board B. De Leon

 D. Cartier D. Cartier  C. Cortes C. Cortes  B. Columbus B. Columbus  A. Cabot A. Cabot Who discovered and named the St Lawrence River?

Back to Board D. Cartier

 A. England and Spain A. England and Spain  C. Holland and Italy C. Holland and Italy  D. Spain and Portugal D. Spain and Portugal  B. Holland and England B. Holland and England What countries sponsored Henry Hudson’s voyage?

Back to Board B. Holland and England

 A. La Salle A. La Salle  C. Cartier C. Cartier  B. Cortes B. Cortes  D. Cabot D. Cabot Who made France’s first land claims in the New World?

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 A. Cortes A. Cortes  B. Columbus B. Columbus  C. Cabot C. Cabot  D. Hudson D. Hudson Who only sailed one year before his ship sunk?

Back to Board C. Cabot

 C. Cabot C. Cabot  A. Cortes A. Cortes  B. Hudson B. Hudson  D. Coronado D. Coronado Who wiped out an entire Mexican empire with war and smallpox?

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 A. Columbus for Portugal A. Columbus for Portugal  C. Columbus for Spain C. Columbus for Spain Who was the first European land claim in the New World?  D. Cartier for France D. Cartier for France  B. Cabot for England B. Cabot for England

Back to Board C. Columbus for Spain

What is the name of the “shortcut” through North America to Asia the explorers were hoping to find?  A. Panama Canal A. Panama Canal  C. Cabot Trail C. Cabot Trail  B. St Lawrence Passage B. St Lawrence Passage  D. Northwest Passage D. Northwest Passage

Back to Board D. Northwest Passage

 A. Conquistadors A. Conquistadors What is the name for Spanish explorers who came to the New World during Age of Exploration?  C. Killquistadors C. Killquistadors  B. Claimers B. Claimers  D. Newfoundlanders D. Newfoundlanders

Back to Board A. Conquistadors

 C. Spain C. Spain Which country sponsored the most explorers?  A. England A. England  B. France B. France  D. Holland D. Holland

Back to Board C. Spain

 C. Coronado C. Coronado Who was the first European to lay eyes on the Grand Canyon?  A. Cartier A. Cartier  B. La Salle B. La Salle  D. de Leon D. de Leon

Back to Board C. Coronado

 C. Hudson C. Hudson Who named a river and bay after himself?  A. Mississippi A. Mississippi  D. Missouri D. Missouri  B. St Lawrence B. St Lawrence

Back to Board C. Henry Hudson

 B. Montezuma B. Montezuma What was the name of the ruler of the Aztec nation?  A. Tenochtitlan A. Tenochtitlan  D. Espana D. Espana  C. Ferdinand C. Ferdinand

B. Montezuma

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