history study guide

Question 1

conquistador-discovered Mississippi river

Answer 1

Hernando De soto

Question 2

Explorer for Spain who may have been the first European to see the US, Flordia

Answer 2

Juan Ponce de Leon

Question 3

claimed the Mississippi for France

Answer 3

Robert de La Salle

Question 4

Claimed North America for England

Answer 4

John Cabot

Question 4

Prove that Columbus had discovered a new world

Answer 4

Amerigo Vespucci

Question 5

Explorer for Spain Wablo Indians Grand Canyon

Answer 5

Francisco Vaquez de Coronado

Question 6

Explored for France and found the St. Lawrence River

Answer 6

Jacques Cartier

Question 7

Known as the father of New France

Answer 7

Samuel de Champlain

Question 8

What ruler helped Columbus reach America

Answer 8

Isabella

Question 9

What country explored the St Lawrence River

Answer 9

France

Question 10

Who helped to advance the Spanish exploration

Answer 10

Conquistadors

Question 11

Who is considered the first European to see the Americas

Answer 11

Leif Ericson/ Vikings

Question 12

What was an important development that made sea travel possible

Answer 12

The caravel