Explorers-3rd grade

1.Which was an obstacle or hardship explorers had to deal with when they went on an exploration?

• finding new land

• lack of funding

• finding riches and gold

• making new friends

What character trait did Columbus exhibit?

• Courage - to go against what everyone else said about the world

• Shyness - he was uncertain about going out to explore

• Intelligence - he was able to trick the king and queen of Spain to get money for his

  trip

• Honesty - he always told the truth

Why did so many Europeans want to find the Northwest Passage?

• They thought it was a shorter route to Asia.

• They thought it was a longer route to America.

• They thought it was a longer route to Asia.

• They thought it was a shorter route to America.

What motivated Europeans to explore and settle new territory?

• Becoming rich through land and goods (gold)

• Escape from religious judgement (God)

• Competition with other countries (Glory)

• All of the above

Which was an example of cooperation between explorers and Native Americans?

• Native Americans lost their land to explorers.

• Native Americans had the opportunity to trade.

• Native Americans were introduced to new diseases.

• Native Americans were forced to learn a new religion.

I explored what is now the St. Lawrence Bay, and returned to France. I was sent out on a return trip to explore further down the St. Lawrence river and into Canada, in which I established a French colony. Who am I?

• Henry Hudson

• Christopher Columbus

• Jacques Cartier

• Hernando de Soto

Which of the following was an obstacle faced by early explorers?

• Bad weather

• No maps

• Ran out of supplies

• All of the above

First to cross the Pacific Ocean

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco de Balboa

• Henry Hudson

• John Cabot

Explored the Arctic, Proved the Northwest Passage did not exist

• John Cabot

• Henry Hudson

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernandez de Soto

During the eighteenth century, the flow of trade goods between Europeans and American Indians steadily increased. How did trade with the Europeans change the lives of American Indians?

• Instead of depending on animal skins, many American Indians began using cotton cloth for clothing.

• Rather than continuing to build canoes, American Indians began making ships with European shipbuilding materials.

• Rather than using parts of animals to build furniture, American Indians began buying European furniture for their homes.

• Instead of wearing traditional leather moccasins, many American Indians began to wear European-style shoe