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

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

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 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