Explorers Review

Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa was the first European explorer to view what part of the "New World"?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Florida

• Texas

This map is depicting the 16th century route of what explorer?

• Hernando de Soto

• James Oglethorpe

• Sir Walter Raleigh

• Juan Ponce de Leon

The French Navigator Jacques Cartier is credited with exploring the St. Lawrence River between Canada and the United States.  Which of these was the BIGGEST obstacle faced by Cartier?

• France was at war with the Pawnee Indians.

• His crew faced very cold winters.

• France was at war with Spain.

• His fleet was destroyed

Which person is associated with the exploration of the area of modern-day New York city and parts of New York state?

• Henry Hudson

• Jacques Cartier

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

After the European settlers first arrived in America, they cooperated with the Native American Indians MAINLY by doing which of these?

• sharing land

• trading goods

• building villages

• fighting enemies

What was the GREATEST source of conflict between the Native American Indians and the European settlers?

• the division of food

• the ownership of land

• the development of trade

• the ownership of weapons

One of the GOOD things Native Americans did for Europeans was ________.

• brought diseases

• made them slaves

• stole their land and food

• taught them how to farm the land

Thousands of Native Americans were killed by ____________. 

• the spread of diseases from Europeans.

• a powerful tornado.

• bison attacks.

• starvation when Europeans stole all their food.  

Vasco de Balboa was the first European explorer to reach the Pacific Ocean.  Which environmental challenges did his expedition have to overcome during their journey?

• the dense jungles of present-day Panama

• the frigid waters of the Southern Ocean

• the Rocky Mountains of present-day western US

• the Appalachian Mountains of present-day eastern US

In 1610, Hudson set out to find a Northwest Passage, but his ship ended up getting stuck in ice.  Which statement BEST explains why this happened?

• He had navigated the boat to an island near Antarctica.

• Hudson had failed to plan for and adapt to the cold climate.

• Most of the crew had died so steering the boat was impossible. 

• The crew was not trained properly.