Question | Answer |
He was an Italian navigator who sailed for Spain. He attempted to find a shorter route to Asia by sailing west but ended up on an island in the Bahamas. | Christopher Columbus |
He was a conquistador who conquered the Incas. | Francisco Pizarro |
He was an English explorer who sailed for the Dutch and landed at the coast of present day New York where a river is now named for him. A bay, where he was set adrift, is also named for him. | Henry Hudson |
He was a Portuguese sailor who sailed for Spain. Though he did not complete the journey, his fleet became the first to sail around the world. | Ferdinand Magellan |
He founded Quebec. | Samuel de Champlain |
The Americas are named after him. | Amerigo Vespucci |
He was a Spanish sailor who led an expedition through the jungles of Panama and reached the Pacific Ocean on the other side. | Vasco Nunez de Balboa |
He was a Portuguese sailor who reached the southern tip of Arica and named it the Cape of Good Hope. | Bartolomeu Dias |
He searched for the fountain of youth. | Ponce de Leon |
He was a Portuguese prince who started a school of navigation and paid for expeditions to explore the western coast of Africa. | Henry the Navigator |
He was blown off course and accidently founded Brazil. | Pedro Alvares Cabral |
He was a conquistador who conquered the Aztecs. | Hernan Cortes |
He was a Portuguese sailor who was the first to make it to Asia. | Vasco de Gama |
She was the Queen of Spain who agreed to fund Columbus' journey. | Isabella |
He was a French sea captain who searched for the Northwest Passage. | Giovanni da Verrazano |
He was the founder of Pennsylvania. | William Penn |
He was the founder of Georgia. | James Oglethorpe |
He was a leader of the Jamestown colony. | John Smith |
He established the colony of Rhode Island. | Roger Williams |
He was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. | John Winthrop |
He was the founder of Pennsylvania. | William Penn |
He was the founder of Georgia. | James Oglethorpe |
He was a leader of the Jamestown colony. | John Smith |
He established the colony of Rhode Island. | Roger Williams |
He was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. | John Winthrop |