Christopher Columbus | Who am I? | True or False | What, Who, or Why? |
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What is India and Asia
Columbus was looking for this.
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What is Ferdinand Magellan
I became involved in an argue meant between local tribes where I died along with 40 of my men. I will not see the end of my historic journey. Only 18 of my men made the first trip around the entire world.
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What is True
Amerigo Vespucci discovered present day, Rio de Janeiro.
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What is the Northwest Passage.
Henry Hudson was looking for this.
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What is 1492.
Columbus first sailed to the New World on this year.
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What is Henry Hudson
I was an English sailor who was sponsored by the Dutch Indian Trading Company of Holland. My motive was to find the Northwest passage to India. A river was named after me
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What is True.
Hernando de Soto’s men weighted his body down in the water when he died. The natives thought he was a God and would kill them if they found out he wasn’t.
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What is Gold, God, and Glory.
The Europeans want to explore the New World for this.
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What is King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain.
This person sponsored Columbus’ sail to the New World
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What is Jacques Cartier
I was given credit for discovering the St.Lawerence River.
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What is True.
Robert de La Salle was killed by his own men.
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What is Ferdinand Magellen.
I named the Pacific Ocean
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What is Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
These were the names of Christopher Columbus’ ships.
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What is Robert de La Salle.
I was sent by France and am famous for claiming most of inland North America. I named it Louisiana.
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What is False.
Henry Hudson was the first to circumnativagate the world.
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What is Hernando de Soto
I was famous for leading the group of Europeans that first saw the Mississippi River by land.
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What is False.
It is true that Christopher Columbus died a happy man.
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What is Amerigo Vespucci.
America is named after me.
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What is True.
Jaques Cartier is famous for claiming most of Eastern Canada for France.
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What is it failed because the settlers couldn’t get along with the Natives or stand the harsh winters.
This happened to the colony French explorer Jacques Cartier established.
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