Explorer Test

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This Spanish nobleman gave Spain a claim to what is now the southwestern United States and went in search of a city of gold.

This French nobleman financed his own expedition up and down the Mississippi River Valley. He claimed the entire river valley for France.

Which of the following areas was not explored during this Age of Exploration?

What is the name of the shortcut from Europe to Asia through North America that many explorers searched for but never found?

This explorer convinced the rulers of Spain that Asia could be reached faster by sailing west from Europe. Although he thought he had reached Asia, he actually made the first European land claims for Spain in the New World in the 1490’s.

Which of these was an impact of Christopher Columbus’s discovery and exploration of America?

This sailor was sent by the king of France to find the Northwest Passage. He never found the passage, but he made France’s first land claim in North America. He also named the St. Lawrence River.

This explorer was an Italian merchant that explored for a year (1497) and convinced sponsors in England to support him as he looked for a new trade route to Asia. He never found the trade route, but he did explore Canada and claimed it for England