Explorer Test

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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.

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 Spanish nobleman who was mistaken as a God, conquered the Aztec Empire, renaming the land New Spain (land that is now central Mexico).

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

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

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

This Spanish soldier led an expedition in search of the mythical “fountain of youth.” He never found the magical waters. Instead, he found an island called Bimini in 1513 and the land of Florida.

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.