North America Explorers Quiz

The Spanish conquistadors mostly explored and claimed the ________________ part of North America.

• southern

• northern

• eastern

• western

The French explorers mainly explored and claimed the _____________________ part of North America.

• southern

• eastern

• western

• northern

The Mississippi River was explored by which European country first?

• Portugal

• England

• Spain

• France

The French enslaved Native Americans to help them build their settlements.

• True

• False

The Spanish explorers traded furs with Native Americans and made a lot of money by selling the furs to people in Europe.

• True

• False

It took about 3 ________ for explorers to reach North America from Europe.

• weeks

• years

• months

• days

Which of the following was NOT a motivation for Europeans to settle and explore the New World?

• To spread Christianity

• To claim land for their country

• To search for gold and other important natural resources

• To bring back Native American slaves to Europe.

An obstacle is something that helps you to accomplish a goal.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT a part of a person's culture?

• Their music

• Their religion

• Their types of food

• Their hair color

All of the following are reasons that it was difficult for explorers to explore the new world EXCEPT:

• Lack of edible food

• Poor Maps

• Fear of the Unknown

• Very weak or no GPS signal at all