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Early Explorers
Test Description: Early Explorers Questions
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1) French explorer who reached the mouth of the Mississippi River in 1682 and claimed the Mississippi River valley for France.
A
Francisco Coronado
B
Christopher Columbus
C
Robert LaSalle
D
Henry Hudson
2) English explorer who searched for a Northwest Passage through North America.
A
Robert LaSalle
B
Henry Hudson
C
Francisco Coronado
D
Juan Ponce de Leon
3) Spanish explorer of the American Southwest from 1540-1542
A
Sir Walter Raleigh
B
Christopher Columbus
C
Hernando Cortes
D
Francisco Coronado
4) Spanish explorer who reached Florida (looking for the Fountain of Youth)
A
Robert LaSalle
B
Juan Ponce de Leon
C
Christopher Columbus
D
Sir Walter Raleigh
5) English explorer and soldier who started two unsuccessful colonies at Roanoke Island.
A
Sir Walter Raleigh
B
Christopher Columbus
C
Hernando Cortes
D
Robert LaSalle
6) Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztec in 1521. He founded Mexico City.
A
Hernando Cortes
B
Christopher Columbus
C
Francisco Coronado
D
Sir Walter Raleigh
7) Portuguese explorer sailing for Spain who led the first known voyage around the world.
A
Christopher Columbus
B
Ferdinand Magellan
C
Hernando Cortes
D
Henry Hudson
8) Italian sea captain and explorer sailing under the flag of Spain, who reached the Americas in 1492 in search of a sea route to Asia
A
Henry Hudson
B
Hernando Cortes
C
Christopher Columbus
D
Ferdinand Magellan
9) What happened to the colonies at Roanoke?
A
what colonies
B
where's that
C
Roanoke who
D
Nobody knows
10) What word was on the fence post at Roanoke?
A
Mississippi
B
Hello
C
Croatoan
D
Raleigh
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