Social Studies- California Explorers - Week 10

How many ships did Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo have out at sea?

• 11 ships

• 3 ships

• 4 ships

• 10 ships

What country did Cabrillo claim this land for?

• Spain

• Mexico

• France

• Germany

When did Cabrillo die?

• June 3, 1543

• June 3, 1987

• January 4, 1544

• January 3, 1543

Who was one of California's great explorers?

• Kit Horn

• Sir Frances Drake

• Donald Trump

• Juan Cabrillo

Based on the explorers that you learned about, who was the only one to have a landform named after him?

• Captain James Cook

• Juan Bautista de Anza

• Sir Francis Drake

• Vitus Bering

Which of the following is not a country in which these explorers came from?

• Spain

• England

• Russia

• France

What did all these men have in common?

• They were all from Spain.

• They were all members of the English Expedition.

• They helped develop the California area.

• They were all traveling in the same area.

What is a czar?

• sailor

• fur trader

• explorer

• ruler

How was Bering's 1741 voyage different than his first?

• In 1741 it took him three years to prepare for his journey.

• In 1741 Bering just sailed along the coastline and didn't realize there was land to the east.

• In 1741, he landed on Kayak Island off the coast of Alaska.

• He landed in Oxnard.

What are the names of Mrs. Calafati's cats?

• Stormi

• Cinder

• Garfield

• Ash

• Pusheen