American History

Question 1

This group of explorers sailed from Norway, Iceland, or Greenland to North America in the year 1000

Answer 1

Vikings

Question 2

This queen became interested in Columbus’ plans to go to the Indies

Answer 2

Isabella of Spain

Question 3

This European first discovered the Pacific Ocean

Answer 3

Balboa

Question 4

This Spaniard conquered the Aztecs

Answer 4

Cortez

Question 5

This man was the first European to reach the mainland of North America

Answer 5

John Cabot

Question 6

This explorer was sponsored by Holland and then England

Answer 6

Henry Hudson

Question 7

This was the first Englishman to sail around the world

Answer 7

Sir Francis Drake

Question 8

This queen of England rewarded Sir Francis Drake with his knighthood

Answer 8

Elizabeth I

Question 9

This French explorer claimed the Mississippi river for France

Answer 9

La Salle

Question 10

These two French explorers traveled along the Mississippi river

Answer 10

Louis Joliet and Father Jaques Marquette

Question 11

This French explorer discovered the Gulf of St. Lawrence

Answer 11

Jaques Cartier

Question 12

This Spanish explorer discovered the Mississippi River

Answer 12

Hernando de Soto

Question 13

Conquered the Incans

Answer 13

Pizarro

Question 14

In 1519, this man led an expedition from Cuba to Mexico

Answer 14

Cortez

Question 15

This Portuguese explorer was the first to circumnavigate the world

Answer 15

Magellan

Question 16

This man drew maps of the New World and his name is used for the new lands

Answer 16

Amerigo Vespucci

Question 17

This explorer made the first all-water voyage to India

Answer 17

Vasco da Gama

Question 18

This man led an expedition that reached the southern tip of Africa in 1486

Answer 18

Bartholomew Diaz

Question 19

These two men were the leaders of the Vikings

Answer 19

-Leif Ericson
-Eric the Red

Question 20

This Portuguese nobleman encouraged exploration and the science of Navigation

Answer 20

Prince Henry

Question 21

King Henry’s nickname

Answer 21

“Henry the Navigator”

Question 22

This man hunted for the Fountain of Youth and was the first Spaniard to reach land that is now part of the United States

Answer 22

Juan Ponce de Leon

Question 23

This man led the Aztec Indians

Answer 23

Montezuma

Question 24

This man was the Spanish explorer who first saw the Grand Canyon

Answer 24

Coronado

Question 25

This Portuguese explorer who sailed for Spain claimed the west coast of America for Spain

Answer 25

Balboa

Question 26

This Portuguese explorer was blown off course and gave Portugal claim to part of South America

Answer 26

Verrazano

Question 27

Ferdinand and Isabella ruled this country in 1492

Answer 27

Spain

Question 28

Columbus gave this name to the island he landed upon

Answer 28

San Salvador

Question 29

This country paid for Columbus' trip to the New World

Answer 29

Spain

Question 30

Ponce de Leon named this section of North America

Answer 30

Florida

Question 31

Magellan was killed in this group of islands

Answer 31

Philippines

Question 32

The Aztec Indians lived in the area now known as what

Answer 32

Mexico

Question 33

The Inca Indians lived on this continent

Answer 33

South America

Question 34

Name of the Southern tip of Africa

Answer 34

The Cape of Good Hope

Question 35

John Cabot gave this name to an island off the coast of North America

Answer 35

Newfoundland

Question 36

Cabral gave Portugal claim to this South American country

Answer 36

Brazil

Question 37

Columbus probably first landed in this group of islands in the New World

Answer 37

Bahama Islands

Question 38

Which country financed Magellan's voyage?

Answer 38

Spain

Question 39

The Incans lived in the area of present-day

Answer 39

Peru

Question 40

What name did Columbus give the island south of Cuba

Answer 40

Hispaniola

Question 41

This excellent fishing area is off the northeast coast of North America

Answer 41

Grand Banks

Question 42

The Line of Demarcation divided the right to colonize the New World between these two nations

Answer 42

Spain and Portugal

Question 43

Cortez used this place as his headquarters

Answer 43

Tenochtitlan (begrudgingly accept Mexico City)

Question 44

Pizarro crossed these mountains to get to Peru

Answer 44

Andes

Question 45

Balboa traversed this land to discover the Pacific Ocean

Answer 45

The Isthmus of Panama

Question 46

Columbus sailed for the Indies from this sea port

Answer 46

Palos, Spain

Question 47

Name two of the three countries where Columbus went to try and gain support for his voyage to the Indies

Answer 47

France, England, Spain

Question 48

What two metals did the Spanish want from the New World

Answer 48

Gold and Silver

Question 49

Name the three ships Columbus sailed to the New World

Answer 49

Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria

Question 50

Coronado's expedition released these animals when they were through with them

Answer 50

Horses

Question 51

When Cortez came to Mexico, he brought these three things, which helped the Spanish conquer the Indians

Answer 51

Disease, horses, and guns

Question 52

This disease is caused by lack of fresh fruits and vegetables and killed many of Magellan's men

Answer 52

Scurvy

Question 53

What ship was Columbus' flagship

Answer 53

The Santa Maria

Question 54

What was the name of Magellan's ship which circumnavigated the globe

Answer 54

The Victoria