Chapter 2Test Review

1. Who was the first French explorer to reach North America?2. Where did Columbus first land when exploring? What did he call that land?3. Who explored the Americas on behalf of the Dutch?4. What man conquered the Inca?5. In what area of Florida did the French first settle? Why did they want to establish a settlement there?6. How far west did Hernando de Soto travel?7. What caused many Native Americans to die when the Europeans began exploring the Americas?8. What did Columbus call the people he encountered?9. Why did the Portuguese decide to explore the world?10. What happened with Queen Isabella after Christopher Columbus returned from his first exploration?11. What were the ships that Columbus used to sail to America? What was the official name of the ship

and what were the “names” of them?12. What area did Columbus map out?13. What was Ponce de Leon searching for when he was exploring North America?14. What was the Protestant Reformation?15. Why did the Aztecs have a strong hold on their land? How were the Spanish able to defeat them?16. Who was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean?17. What did Magellan set out to do? What did he survive during his trip?