This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: Choose the correct statement below about European explorers and their expeditions: A) Ferdinand ... (Read 39 times)

jessicacav

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 558
Choose the correct statement below about European explorers and their expeditions:
 
  A) Ferdinand Magellan explored the North American coast from the Carolinas to Newfoundland.
  B) Jacques Cartier explored the coasts of Newfoundland, Quebec, and Nova Scotia and ascended the St. Lawrence.
  C) Henry Hudson established the first successful European settlement in North America.
  D) John Cabot rounded South America and crossed the Pacific to the Philippines, where he died; one of his ships became the first to sail around the world.
  E) Christopher Columbus crossed the Isthmus of Panama and reached the Pacific.

Question 2

Which of the following statements about Christopher Columbus is correct?
 
  A) He believed by sailing west he could reach Asia.
  B) He had been recruited by the King and Queen of Spain to be the agent of Spanish territorial expansion.
  C) He embarked on his expedition with limited navigating experience.
  D) His sole goal was to glorify his god, and he thought nothing of personal gain or even the finances of his expedition.
  E) He was simply one of about a dozen would-be explorers who roamed Europe endlessly hawking their enterprises.



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

deja

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 332
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

A




jessicacav

  • Member
  • Posts: 558
Reply 2 on: Jul 4, 2018
Wow, this really help


kishoreddi

  • Member
  • Posts: 329
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

Did you know?

Oliver Wendell Holmes is credited with introducing the words "anesthesia" and "anesthetic" into the English language in 1846.

Did you know?

Cutaneous mucormycosis is a rare fungal infection that has been fatal in at least 29% of cases, and in as many as 83% of cases, depending on the patient's health prior to infection. It has occurred often after natural disasters such as tornados, and early treatment is essential.

Did you know?

Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.

Did you know?

The oldest recorded age was 122. Madame Jeanne Calment was born in France in 1875 and died in 1997. She was a vegetarian and loved olive oil, port wine, and chocolate.

Did you know?

The ratio of hydrogen atoms to oxygen in water (H2O) is 2:1.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library