Columbus
(Spain)
Cabot
(England)
Balboa
(Spain)
Cartier
(France)
CRCT Review
Review 3 - Explorers
Hudson
(Dutch-Holland)
Ponce de Leon
(Spain)

Where were the European explorers from?
Where did they want to go?
They did not find a shortcut to Asia.
They found a new continent, America!

Why did the European explorers go on dangerous explorations?
• To find a shortcut to Asia
• To claim more land for their country
• To find gold and silver
• To find more natural resources
• To spread the Christian religion
• For glory (It was exciting!)

What were the opportunity costs of sending expeditions to the New World?
• The rulers of Europe chose to spend money to explore.
– Ships, supplies, and men (That’s a lot of money!)
• What were their opportunity costs?
– They could have chosen to spend the money on important things in Europe.
– They could have chosen to use the ships to trade with other nearby countries.
• Was it worth the money they spent?
– The trips to the New World made the countries in Europe very rich and powerful.
– YES, it was worth the opportunity costs. They chose to spend a lot of money and became very rich and powerful.

1. Which of the following was the 1 st
European explorer to see the Pacific
Ocean?
A.Balboa
B. Ponce de Leon
C. Jacques Cartier
D.Hernan Cortes

1. Which of the following was the 1 st
European explorer to see the Pacific
Ocean?
A.Balboa
B. Ponce de Leon
C. Jacques Cartier
D.Hernan Cortes

2. How many voyages did the explorer
Christopher Columbus make to the
Americas?
A.1
B. 2
C. 3
D.4

2. How many voyages did the explorer
Christopher Columbus make to the
Americas?
A.1
B. 2
C. 3
D.4

3. For the early European explorers in
North America, which of the following provided the BEST means of transportation from one place to another?
A.railroads
B. canals
C. Horse-drawn wagons
D.rivers

3. For the early European explorers in
North America, which of the following provided the BEST means of transportation from one place to another?
A.railroads
B. canals
C. Horse-drawn wagons
D.rivers

4. Which continent did many of the
European voyages of discovery hope to reach?
A.Africa
B. Australia
C. South America
D.Asia

4. Which continent did many of the
European voyages of discovery hope to reach?
A.Africa
B. Australia
C. South America
D.Asia

5. Which two explorers traveled to parts of what is now Canada?
A.Columbus and Balboa
B. Cabot and Pizarro
C. Cabot and Cartier
D.Cortez and Pizarro

5. Which two explorers traveled to parts of what is now Canada?
A.Columbus and Balboa
B. Cabot and Pizarro
C. Cabot and Cartier
D.Cortez and Pizarro

6. How did many American Indians cooperate with French explorers?
A.By growing crops such as corn
B. The fur trade
C. By building canoes
D.By exploring islands

6. How did many American Indians cooperate with French explorers?
A.By growing crops such as corn
B.The fur trade
C. By building canoes
D.By exploring islands

7. Juan Ponce de Leon was a North
American explorer from which
European country?
A.Italy
B. Spain
C. Portugal
D.France

7. Juan Ponce de Leon was a North
American explorer from which
European country?
A.Italy
B.Spain
C. Portugal
D.France

8. Which of the following European explorers was looking for the
“Fountain of Youth”?
A.Cartier
B. Columbus
C. Ponce de Leon
D.Balboa

8. Which of the following European explorers was looking for the
“Fountain of Youth”?
A.Cartier
B. Columbus
C. Ponce de Leon
D.Balboa

9. The European explorer who sailed to the Americas for the Dutch was __?
A.Jaques Cartier
B. Christopher Columbus
C. Henry Hudson
D.Balboa

9. The European explorer who sailed to the Americas for the Dutch was __?
A.Jaques Cartier
B. Christopher Columbus
C. Henry Hudson
D.Balboa

10. Which of the following did the
European explorers NOT share with the Native American groups they encountered?
A.Respect for their tradition
B. The need to be self-sufficient
C. Ideas about owning land
D.Respect for family ties

10. Which of the following did the
European explorers NOT share with the Native American groups they encountered?
A.Respect for their tradition
B. The need to be self-sufficient
C. Ideas about owning land
D.Respect for family ties

11. In economics, the term
“opportunity cost” refers to __.
A.an import
B. an export
C. productivity
D.a trade-off

11. In economics, the term
“opportunity cost” refers to __.
A.an import
B. an export
C. productivity
D.a trade-off