Explorers Review

The 3 reasons for European Exploration (The 3 G's)

• God, Gold and Glory

• Geography, Gold, and Glory

• God, Gold and Georgia

• God, Gold and Geography

Which of the explorers we studied was sponsored by France?

• Jaques Cartier

• Hernando de Soto

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

This explorer was the first to reach the Mississippi River

• Henry Hudson

• Hernando de Soto

• Jaques Cartier

• John Cabot

What are some items the Europeans introduced to Native Americans?

• Horses, guns, and metal cookware

• Horses, medicine and farming tools

• Guns, maps and horses

• Swords, horses, and plants

Why did explorers take the land from the natives?

• Explorers believed land should be owned, not shared.

• They wanted the natives to be homeless.

• They wanted the land with the best view of the ocean.

• Explorers wanted to share the land with other explorers.

Select ALL that apply to Christopher Columbus' Exploration

• He did NOT reach his exploration goal

• He was the first to explore the Mississippi River

• His crew was unskilled

• He vanished on his way back to England

• He was the first European to land in the Caribbean

Select ALL that apply to Balboa's exploration

• The first to reach the Pacific Ocean

• Had to face dense jungles

• Sponsored by Spain

• Fought lots of ice on his journeys

• Began the fur trade with the natives

Select ALL that apply to Jacques Cartier's exploration

• Started the fur trade with natives in Canada

• His settlement did not survive the harsh winter

• A lack of maps

• Explored the Hudson River

• Vanished on his way back to England

Select ALL that apply to Hudson's exploration

• His trips led to more maps being made

• Faced a lot of ice on his voyages

• Was mutinied by his crew

• Died of disease

• Was the first European to discover the Pacific Ocean

Select ALL that apply to de Soto's exploration

• The first to reach the Mississippi River

• Spread diseases that killed many natives

• Died of disease

• Started the fur trade with natives in Canada

• Explored present day Panama