Chapter 3, Lessons 1-3

1. Which English explorer discovered a huge river in present-day New York in 1609?

• Henry Hudson

• Christopher Columbus

• Jean Nicolet

2. What is name of the Native American home that is longer than it is wide?

• tepee

• fort

• long house

3. Special ways of doing things are called ________.

• traditions

• customs

• routes

4. What are lands set aside by the U.S. government for Native Americans to live on called?

• missions

• reservations

• forts

5. What is a place ruled by another country called?

• colony

• kingdom

• fort

6. Which body of water did Robert de La Salle explore in the early 1600s?

• Hudson River

• St. Charles River

• Mississippi River

7. Early explorers wanted to find a water route to _______________.

• North America

• Asia

• Europe

8. Which early Spanish Explorer went to the Americas to find the Fountain of Youth?

• Juan Ponce de León

• Don Pedro Menéndez de Avilés

• Christopher Columbus

9. What do you call an official member of a community?

• explorer

• citizen

• traveler

10. What did native American groups do in order to become strong and powerful?

• argue

• explore

• cooperate