Early Explorers

Early Explorers

3rd Grade

20 Qs

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Early Explorers

Early Explorers

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Social Studies

3rd Grade

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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

Media Image

Which explorer traveled the paths shown on the map?

Hernando De Soto

Henry Hudson

Jacquez Cartier

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

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