1. Explorers Study Guide

2. What country sponsored John Cabot’s exploration?
England

3. Who sponsored Columbus’ exploration?
Spain

4. Who sponsored Jacques Cartier’s exploration?
France

5. Who sponsored Henry Hudson’s exploration?
The Dutch and the English

6. Who sponsored Balboa’s exploration?
Spain

7. Who sponsored Ponce de Leon’s exploration?
Spain

8. Who was looking for a Northwest Passage?
Henry Hudson
John Cabot
Jacque Cartier

9. Who was trying to find the Fountain of Youth?
Ponce de Leon

10. Who was the first to search for a route west to the Indies?
Columbus

11. Who was searching for riches and first sighted the Pacific Ocean from America?
Balboa

12. What bodies of water were named after the Dutch and English sponsored explorer?
Hudson Bay
Hudson River

13. What made Balboa’s trip more difficult?
The mountains and jungles of Panama

14. Which three explorers were known for unhappy crew members?
Henry Hudson
Christopher Columbus
John Cabot

15. Which explorer claimed Florida for Spain but was attacked by Indians?
Ponce de Leon

16. Whose obstacles included cold climate with frozen waters?
Henry Hudson
Jacques Cartier

17. Which explorer claimed east Canada for France and explored the St
Which explorer claimed east Canada for France and explored the St. Lawrence River??
Jacques Cartier

18. Put the explorers in chronological order of exploration
Columbus
Cabot
Balboa & Ponce de Leon
Jacques Cartier
Henry Hudson

19. What explorers were born in Spain?
Balboa
Ponce de Leon

20. What explorers were born in Italy?
Columbus
John Cabot

21. What explorer was born in France?
Jacques Cartier

22. What explorer was born in England?
Henry Hudson

23. What are some obstacles faced by the explorers?
Rough seas
Inaccurate maps
Bad weather
Unhappy crews
Searching for non-existent things
Sickness and disease
Unfriendly natives

24. What title did Columbus receive? Why was he called that?
The Great Navigator
He found the best possible sea routes from Europe to the Americas

25. Whose book inspired Columbus?
Marco Polo

26. Who is America named after? Why?
Amerigo Vespucci
He published writing that said he thought Columbus and Cabot had discovered a new continent

27. Which explorers were trying to go to the FAR EAST? Who made it?
Marco Polo- made it
Christopher Columbus- didn’t make it
John Cabot- didn’t make it
Dias- didn’t make it
De Gama- made it
Cartier- didn’t make it
Hudson- didn’t make it

28. Who made the first proven sea voyage to the Americas?
The Vikings