Explorers Review

Who first landed on North America, back in 950 AD?

500 years later, in 1492, who sailed west, in search of a safer route to China?

• Cabot

• Columbus

• Cartier

• de Champlain

What did Columbus find?

(check all that apply)

• an island (in the Bahamas)

• the Taino people

• gold

• the cure for scurvy

5 years after Columbus, a second explorer was sent to find another passage, west, to China. This was John ________.

John Cabot....

(check all that apply)

• sailed for the King of France

• Landed off coast of Newfoundland

• discovered lots of salmon fish

• discovered lots of cod fish

• was Italian

In 1525, France sent its explorer, Giovanni da Verazanno, to "______________" between Newfoundland and the Bahamas.

• set up a trading post

• explore the ocean floor

• connect the dots

• search for gold and diamonds

10 years after da Verazzano, France sent another explorer. His name was______________.

• Columbus

• Cabot

• Cartier

• de Champlain

On his 1st voyage, Cartier set up a 30 foot ______________ on the Gaspe Peninsula.

On his second voyage, when he brought back Donnacona's sons, he headed down the St. Lawrence River to

• Stadacona & Donnacona

• Newfoundland & Beothuk

• Stadacona & Hochelaga

• Gaspe and San Salvador

Cartier's men were not prepared for the winter, and most of them got sick due to a lack of vitamin C, with ________.

• small pox

• Tuberculosis (TB)

• scurvy

• Consumption