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Exploring America Geography Worksheet

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Exploring America

Directions: Read each question. Then circle the letter next to the correct answer.

1. Which European is thought to have been the first to sail to North America?

a. Leif Eriksson

b. Hernán Cortés

c. Francisco Pizarro

2. When Christopher Columbus discovered America, what country did he sail from?

a. England

b. Portugal

c. Spain

3. Which part of the Americas did Christopher Columbus explore?

a. North America

b. the Caribbean and Central America

c. South America

4. Which European conquered the Aztecs in Mexico?

a. Leif Eriksson

b. Hernán Cortés

c. Francisco Pizarro

5. When did the major westward expansion occur in the United States?

a. in the 1700s

b. in the 1800s

c. in the 1900s

6. What did Henry Hudson explore?

a. He explored the eastern coast of South America, and realized the land

was not part of Asia.

b. He traveled from Canada through the Great Lakes and all the way down

the Mississippi River.

c. He explored parts of the Arctic Ocean and northeastern North America.

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