Explorer Review #2 (DeSoto, Hudson, Cartier)

Front

A faster route to Asia was also known as the _______ _________.

Back

Northwest Passage

Front

Jacques Cartier explored the _____________.

Back

St. Lawrence River

Front

True or False Jacques Cartier named Canada.

Back

True

Front

____________was one of the famous explorers that explored the Mississippi River.

Back

Hernando De Soto

Front

Hernando De Soto helped to conquer the Incan Empire.

Back

True

Front

Which one of the explorers was put on a small boat by his crew?

Back

Henry Hudson

Front

Which of the following was a reason that Henry Hudson explored North America?
Options:
He was looking for a safer, faster route to Germany.
He wanted to be the first person to discover America.
The King of Spain asked him to discover the New World.
He was looking for a Northwest Passage by water to Asia for England.

Back

He was looking for a Northwest Passage by water to Asia for England.

Front

Which of the following shows how Henry Hudson cooperated with the American Indians?
He traded treasures for furs that the American Indians had.
He discovered seals, walruses, and pods of whales in the Arctic Ocean.
He brought diseases to the Indians.
He had to turn around when he ran into ice on his journey.

Back

He traded treasures for furs that the American Indians had.

Front

Which of the following was NOT an obstacle Hernando de Soto faced on his journey?
He had constant battles with the American Indians.
He encountered and spread sickness and disease.
He traveled through difficult land and wilderness.
He was captured by an American Indian tribe.

Back

He was captured by an American Indian tribe.

Front

Hernando de Soto’s biggest accomplishment was that ________________.

Back

he was the first European to find and cross the Mississippi River