History Chapters 1 & 2

Who was the man that discovered the New World in 1492?

Where did Columbus first land?

Who was the first explorer to see the Pacific Ocean?

Marco Polo, the Italian merchant, visited what country and described that countries riches to Europe?

What explorer discovered the Mississippi River?

Champlain was the French explorer that founded what country?

The Aztec Indians lived in what country?

Ponce de Leon was the explorer who founded what state while searching for the "Fountain of Youth"?

How many continents are there?

How many oceans are there?

What continent is responsible for the settlement of the New World?

Asia is the continent that what explorer hoped to reach when he sailed west?

What hemisphere is America located in?

What is the name of a body of land that is surrounded by three sides of water?

Which ocean is the largest?

What country is responsible for the settlement of St. Augustine?

Which is the largest continent?

France made friends with the Indians and traded what with them?

Did Portugal claim land in North America?

What country did Vasa da Gama sail around Africa to find?

What was Frances Drake's nickname as he raided Spanish ships?

What did Coronado discover?

What country was first called New France or Vinland?

What is the name of the person America is named after?

What are the names of the four oceans?

What are the names of the seven continents?