Early Explorers
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3rd Grade
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Katie Bourquine
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did European explorers hope to get rich by finding new lands?
by finding gold and silver
by finding new foods to grow in Europe
by getting jobs working for American Indian cities
by learning skills from American Indians
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What caused John Cabot to stop searching for the Northwest Passage and turn back?
Cold weather and Ice
Hot Weather and Storms
The Mississippi River
The Appalachian Mountains
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the "Three Gs," the reasons that many Europeans explored the Americas?
God
Greed
Goofy
Gold
glory
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Vasco Núñez de Balboa accomplish during his voyage to Panama?
He became the first European to explore South America.
He became the first European to explore North America
He became the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean.
He became the first European to reach the Atlantic Ocean.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the king and queen of Spain hope Columbus would discover while he traveled?
New land to grow crops
Oils
A route across the sea to Asia
New Animals they had not seen before
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why was it difficult for early European explorers to plan their journeys to the Americas?
They did not know how to find food on their voyages.
They had to pay for everything by themselves.
They only had small ships and could not carry all of their supplies
They did not have maps that would show them where to go.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which explorer traveled the paths shown on the map?
Hernando De Soto
Henry Hudson
Jacquez Cartier
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
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