Studies Weekly Week 6

Robert La Salle explored the length of this body of water:

• Lake Champlain

• Hudson River

• Mississippi River

• New Orleans Rive

Why did France have trouble getting settlers to colonize the New World?

• They thought it was too far away.

• It was too expensive.

• They thought all of it was cold and snowy like Canada.

• It was too hot.

How did Magellan's crew discover the need for an international date line?

• They crossed the equator.

• Their ship's log was one day off when they returned from their voyage.

• They wanted to go out to dinner with someone.

• They forgot to keep a ship's log.

In North America, a magnetic compass will point to _______.

• magnetic north

• Santa's workshop

• the South Pole

• Italy

A late winter holiday celebrated by Cajuns is _______.

• Acadia Day

• Mardi Gras

• Easter

• Halloween

Who is called the Father of New France?

• La Salle

• Cartier

• Cabot

• Champlain

This Italian working for England explored North America close to the time period of Christopher Columbus.

• John Cabot

• Samuel de Champlain

• Papa Georgio

• Sir Francis Drake

Queen Elizabeth of England knighted Sir Francis Drake for _______.

• naming the international date line

• being her horseman

• exploring the Philippines

• circumnavigating the globe

Jacques Cartier claimed the region that is now ________ for France.

• the United States

• Mexico

• Cuba

• Canada

The English explorer whose crew left him adrift in Hudson Bay was _______.

• Henry Hudson

• Charlie Hudson

• Henry Cabot

• Henry Huggins