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QR Challenge: World History Explorers

QuestionAnswer
1. Who led an expedition across Isthmus of Panama; sighted Pacific Ocean for Spain in 1513? Vasco Nunez de Balboa
2. Who sailed across the North Atlantic to what is now Canada for England in 1497-98? John Cabot
3. Who explored California for Spain in 1542? Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
4. Who sailed up the St. Lawrence River for France in 1535? Jacques Cartier
5. What did Samuel de Champlain explore for whom and when? Exlored Quebec, the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain; France; 1603-15
6. Who made the first 4 European voyages to the West Indies and Caribbean lands for Spain in 1492-1504? Christopher Columbus
7. Who explored the American Southwest for Spain in 1540-1542? Francisco de Coronado
8. Where did Hernando Cortes conquer for whom and when? Conquered Mexico; Spain; 1519-21
9. What did Sir Francis Drake do, for whom and when? First English explorer to sail around the world; England; 1577-1580
10. What did Juan Ponce de Leon explore, for whom and when? Explored Florida; Spain; 1513
11. What did Ferdinand Magellan command for whom and when? Commanded first globe-circling voyage, completed in 1522 after his death; Spain; 1519-21
12. Who explored the American Southeast, reached the Mississippi River for Spain in 1539-1542? Hernando de Soto
13. What did Alvar Nunez Cabeza da Vaca explore for whom and when? Explored Gulf Plains from TX to Mexico; Spain; 1528-1536
14. Who searched for a Northwest Passage for France in 1524? Giovanni da Verrazano
15. What did Amerigo Vespucci do for whom and when? Sailed to West Indies & South America; named America; Italy; 1499-1504

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