Unit 3 - Explorers Review

Unit 3 - Explorers Review

5th Grade

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Unit 3 - Explorers Review

Unit 3 - Explorers Review

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Viking explorer; 1st European to set foot on N. America

Lief Ericsson

Christopher Columbus

Amerigo Vespucci

Ferdinand Magellan

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

realized it was a new continent and called it a "New World"; America is named for him

Lief Ericsson

Christopher Columbus

Amerigo Vespucci

Ferdinand Magellan

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

attempted to sail around the world but did not survive the expedition; left a crew member in Brazil and had another put to death due to attempted mutiny

Lief Ericsson

Christopher Columbus

Amerigo Vespucci

Ferdinand Magellan

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

went west looking for a shortcut to Asia; called native people "Indians" because he thought he was in the Indies; made 4 trips here but never realized he wasn't in the Indies

Lief Ericsson

Christopher Columbus

Amerigo Vespucci

Ferdinand Magellan

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

explored and named Canada for France; sailed up the St. Lawrence River; has a state park named for him in NY

Juan Ponce de Leon

Jacques Cartier

Henry Hudson

Samuel de Champlain

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

was looking for the Northwest Passage in the Arctic Ocean; has a river in NY and a bay in Canada named after him; was set adrift by crew during a mutiny

Juan Ponce de Leon

Jacques Cartier

Henry Hudson

Samuel de Champlain

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

was looking for the fountain of youth when he explored and named this state for its flowers

Juan Ponce de Leon

Jacques Cartier

Henry Hudson

Samuel de Champlain

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

known as the "Father of Canada"; founded Canada's oldest city (Quebec); explored the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, and northern NY state; has a lake named after him between NY and Vermont

Juan Ponce de Leon

Jacques Cartier

Henry Hudson

Samuel de Champlain