Exploration of North America Assessment Name ______Place an “X” after the answer of your choice. 1. On October 12, 1492, Columbus claimed the land he found for the country of _____. a. Italy b. Spain c. America d. England 2. Who was the first Spaniard to explore the lands that are now the United States? a. Juan Ponce de Leon b. Giovanni Caboto c. King Ferdinand d. Junipero Serra 3. Ponce de Leon was searching for _____. a. the Grand Canyon b. China c. the Fountain of Youth d. Cibola 4. Ponce de Leon named Florida for its _____. a. alligators b. fountain of youth c. beaches d. flowers 5. Who was the first European to see the Mississippi River? a. Christopher Columbus b. Henry Hudson c. El Dorado d. Hernando De Soto 6. The legend of El Dorado was about a _____. a. famous city of gold b. famous city of silver c. real city in Florida d. big canyon 7. Coronado explored the American Southwest searching for the _____. a. Mississippi River b. Seven Cities of Cibola c. Grand Canyon d. Fountain of Youth 8. Who were the conquistadors? a. Spanish priests b. Spanish conquerors c. Native Americans of the Southwest d. Aztec Kings 9. The oldest permanent European settlement in the United States is _____. a. the Alamo b. Hispaniola c. San Francisco d. St. Augustine 10. In the Southwest the Spaniards built religious communities called _____. a. presidios b. vaqueros c. missions d. conquistadors 11. A presidio is _____. a. a fort b. a church c. an animal like a buffalo d. an emperor 12. Father Serra set up missions in _____. a. Florida b. Texas c. Canada d. California 13. Who led a rebellion of Pueblos against the Spanish? a. St. Augustine b. San Marcos c. Pope d. Cibola 14. John Cabot sailed for England, but he was born in _____. a. Spain b. Italy c. Portugal d. France 15. What area did Henry Hudson explore? a. eastern Canada and the New England coast b. the Mississippi River c. the Southwest United States d. the Pacific coast of North America 16. Henry Hudson explored the region that is now _____. a. California b. the Grand Canyon c. New York State d. Florida 17. Champlain set up a colony named _____. a. Florida b. New France c. Newfoundland d. New England 18. Champlain found five big bodies of water called _____. a. the Mediterranean Sea b. the Mississippi Delta c. Hudson Bay d. the Great Lakes 19. The waterfall between the United States and Canada is _____. a. Niagara Falls b. Champlain Falls c. Hudson Falls d. Quebec Falls 20. Most early European explorers in the Americas were looking for _____. a. riches or a passage to Asia b. good farmland c. people to build colonies d. a new home for themselves