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KWA Exploration of Americas

Authored by Joshua Beagle

History, Geography, Social Studies

6th - 12th Grade

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KWA Exploration of Americas
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which was not a reason for Europeans to explore the Americas?

Need for resources

Find gold

Find land

Find faster route to China/India

Die at sea

2.

REORDER QUESTION

1 min • 3 pts

Reorder the following Explorers from earliest (who was first) to latest.

Amerigo Vespucci

Vikings

Christopher Columbus

3.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 4 pts

Match the following Explorers with their Nationality

Spanish

Christopher Columbus

English

Hernan Cortes

Italian

Jacques Cartier

French

Henry Hudson

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these Explorers was NOT Spanish?

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Juan Ponce de Leon

Hernan Cortes

Fransisco Vasquez de Coronado

Christopher Columbus

5.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 4 pts

Match the following images with its explorer

Vikings

Media Image

Robert de La Salle

Media Image

Hernan Cortes

Media Image

Henry Hudson

Media Image

6.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Match the Explorer

Sailed for Spain, Landed in Caribbean in 1492

Jacques Cartier

Italian looking for route to Asia, Explored the coast of Newfoundland

Amerigo Vespucci

Wrote a popular book, continents named after him

John Cabot

Named and claimed Canada for France

Vikings

Sailers and Warriors from Scandinavia

Christopher Columbus

7.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Match the Explorer

Searched for mythical "7 Cities of Gold" and claimed land for Spain

Fransisco Vasquez de Coronado

Claimed river and modern New York for Dutch

Mr. Beagle and Galbraith

Claimed Louisiana for French

Hernan Cortez

Americans who explored Beijing and settled at Kaiwen

Robert de La Salle

Conquered Azteks and claimed Mexico for Spain

Henry Hudson

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