European Explorers

Many European Explorers wanted to find…

• A shorter and safer route to Asia

• Gold

• Land to claim for their country

• All of the above

Native Americans taught the English settlers different farming techniques while the English traded metal farming tools with the Indians. This is an example of their _______________

• conflicts

• cooperation

• neither

The English settlers and Native Americans had different beliefs on land ownership & uses of the land. This is an example of their _______________

• conflicts

• cooperation

• neither

The explorers faced obstacles such as ______________________.

• Limited maps

• Disease & starvation

• Fear

• All of the above

Jacques Cartier was sent by the King to explore what is known as the _______.

• Northern Lands

• Brazil

• Mexico

• South America

Columbus discovered America while he was _____.

• Looking for a shorter and safer route to Asia

• Seeking adventure

• Searching for a place to send missionaries

• Sailing to Greenland

Which explorer explored the St. Lawrence River?

• Jacques Cartier

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando De Soto

Which explorer explored New York, Canada, and the Hudson Bay?

• John Cabot

• Henry Hudson

• Jacques Cartier

• Vasco Nunez De Balboa

In what year did Columbus make his first voyage?

• 1492

• 1573

• 1997

• 2013

Vasco Nunez De Balboa was the first explorer to see...

• The Arctic Ocean

• The Atlantic Ocean

• The Pacific Ocean

• The Indian Ocean