US history Ch. 1 Quiz Flashcards
The first man to cross Asia into China and came back with many goods and a book called Description of the World
Marco Polo
Who was the man that reached San Salvador in 1492 and called the natives Indians
Christopher Columbus
Who was the man that realized Columbus had discovered a New World
Amerigo Vespucci
Who discovered the Pacific Ocean
Vasco de Balboa
Who sailed around the tip of Africa to reach India
Vasco da Gama
Who was the man to make a world round trip in three years
Ferdinand Magellan
When was the Spanish Armada defeated
1588
the first great conquistador. In 1519, he and his small fleet reached Mexico with strict orders from the governor of Cuba to explore the mainland coast and proceed no farther.
Hernando Cortés
he eventu- ally discovered the Mississippi River.
Hernando de Soto
The first person to reach the “New World”
Leif Ericsson
Which three colonies were temporary
Roanoke colony,
