Early Explorers

Why did people leave England and travel to the new land called the 13 colonies?

• to get money and make a living

• for religious freedom

• Both A and B

• so they can build more ships and learn to fish

What is a route?

• an ocean

• a piece of land

• a ship, car or bus

• a course you take to get somewhere

Why were early explorers from Europe traveling by water to get to Asia?

• to find a faster route to Asia

• to trade for spices and herbs needed for cooking and medicine

• they hoped to find gold, silk and other riches

• all of the above

In 1492, who did Spain hire to sail to China in search for spices?

• Samuel de Champlain

• Henry Hudson

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

The people already living on the island off the coast of Florida were named "Indians" because

• they hunted with bows and arrows

• they wore feathers

• he thought he had reached the East Indies near southern China

• they lived in tee pees

The English people believed that John Cabot had been the first person to discover the land along the coast of North America.

• True

• False

Based on the timeline, which state was the first state to become part of the country?

• Hawaii

• California

• Texas

• Virginia

Which statement is true?

• 1 year = 12 months, a decade = 10 years, a century = 1,000 years

• 1 year = 12 months, a decade = 100 years, a century = 1,000 years

• 1 year = 12 months, a decade = 10 years, a century = 100 years

• 1 year = 12 days, a decade = 10 years, a century = 100 years

In 1513, Ponce de Leon was a Spanish explorer who landed on Florida, named it "La Florida" which means land of flowers and found the fountain of youth.

• True

• False

In 1564, the France and Spain wanted to build a colony in Florida. What is a colony?

• A group of people who leave their native country to form a community in a new place that is under the native country's laws.

• A group of people who live in a state.

• A group of people who fight people and destroy the land

• A group of people the king sends to trade spices.