In 1492 Christopher Columbus led an expedition that reached islands in the Caribbean Sea. Which country paid for that voyage?

Christopher Columbus led an expedition across the ocean from Spain in 1492, hoping his voyage would find a new way to reach a distant land. What was he trying to reach by making that voyage?

In 1513 a Spanish expedition landed on the coast of present-day Florida and claimed the land for Spain. Who led that expedition?

In the early 1540s Hernando de Soto led a Spanish expedition by land through the present-day southeastern United States. Which large river did his expedition reach?

In the 1530s a French expedition sailed from the Atlantic Ocean up the St. Lawrence River and claimed the land along it for France. Who led that expedition?

Samuel de Champlain sailed for France and started a settlement on the St. Lawrence River in 1608. Which city grew from that settlement?

Henry Hudson came from England, but in 1609 he explored a river on the Atlantic coast of North America for traders from another country. Which country's traders paid for that voyage?

Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain both led expeditions that sailed for France.

Ships leaving Spain in 1492 to reach islands in the Caribbean Sea sailed away from Europe. Which ocean did they cross, and in which direction did they sail?

Ponce de Leon traveled to Florida in 1513 with ships, sailors, and supplies gathered for the journey. What is a traveling group sent out to explore like that called?

The path a ship or an expedition followed from one place to another is called its ___.

Spain and France each paid for expeditions that claimed land in North America and then ruled it from across the ocean. What is a country that does this called?

Columbus's 1492 expedition sailed with three ships. What were their names?

Columbus's 1492 voyage was the only time he sailed across the Atlantic Ocean.

What did Columbus name the first island where his expedition landed in 1492?

Before sailing to Florida in 1513, Juan Ponce de Leon had served as a Spanish governor on which Caribbean island?

Ponce de Leon's 1513 expedition first reached the western coast of Florida.

Hernando de Soto's expedition first landed on the coast of which present-day state, before traveling through the Southeast?

Ponce de León named the land he explored “Florida.”

What happened to Hernando de Soto during his expedition through the Southeast?

Before leading his North American expedition, Hernando de Soto had taken part in the Spanish conquest of which empire, in present-day Peru?

How many voyages did Jacques Cartier make to the St. Lawrence region?

The name "Canada" is believed to come from a word Cartier heard from Iroquoian guides, meaning ___.

In 1609 an explorer traveled south from his settlement at Quebec and became the first known European to see a large lake between present-day New York and Vermont. The lake is named for him. Who was he?

In 1535 Jacques Cartier sailed up the St. Lawrence River to an Iroquoian village called Hochelaga. Which present-day city grew up near that spot?

On his final voyage in 1610, Henry Hudson sailed into a huge bay in present-day Canada that was later named for him. Which country was he sailing for on that voyage?

What happened to Henry Hudson near the end of his final voyage?

In 1521 Ponce de Leon led a second expedition to Florida. What happened to him during that expedition?

Which part of what is now the United States did Hernando de Soto's expedition travel through?

Which explorer sailed into what is now New York Harbor and up the river later named for him?

Henry Hudson was searching for a water route through North America to Asia.

Between 1604 and 1607, Samuel de Champlain explored and mapped the Atlantic coast as far south as which present-day landmark?

On most maps, south is usually shown at the top of the page.

The part of a map that explains what its symbols and colors mean is called the ___.

Samuel de Champlain explored and mapped areas around the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River.

The imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere is called the ___.

By the 1500s, European sailors had already found a direct, unbroken sea route straight across the Atlantic to Asia.

Which pair correctly matches an explorer with the country he sailed for?

On a map, a route line with arrows usually shows the direction an explorer traveled.

Which explorer sailed west across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492 and reached islands in the Caribbean?