European Explorers: Cartier, Cabot, & Hudson

Which explorer sailed for the country France?

• Vasco De Balboa
• Ponce de Leon
• John Cabot
• Jacques Cartier

Explored the Gulf of St. Lawrence off Canada

• Balboa
• Cartier
• Hudson
• Cabot

_______ _______ has historically been credited with being the first European to land in the North America.

• Christopher Columbus
• Vasco Nunez de balboa
• John Cabot 
• Henry Hudson

What are some ways that the early explorers caused problems (impacted) for the Native Americans?

• Disease
• Took their land
• Made them slaves
• All of the above

True or False. Jacques Cartier sailed up what is now as the Hudson River in the area of present-day New York City.

• True
• False; Henry Hudson
• False; John Cabot
• False; the Hudson River was in Florida

Jacques Cartier explored what became known as the _______ in Canada.

• St. Cartier River
• St. Lawrence River
• Pacific Ocean
• None of the above

People who travel to new and unfamiliar places in order to learn what these places are like and describe them with words, pictures, and maps

• Explorers

• Europeans

• Texans

Explorers used another tool for figuring direction. The needle's point always points to the north. It didn't tell where he was but it did tell him what direction he was going even through fog or total darkness.

• compass

• food

• astrolabe

These are drawings of bodies of land in water. They include such features as rocky shores and safe ports. They also show where the winds blow and ocean currents flow.

• food

• maps

• astrolabe

He was sponsored by Denmark  and discovered Hudson Bay and New York.

• Henry Hudson
• Jacques Cartier
• Vasco Nunez de Balboa
• Hernando De Soto