Jacques Cartier - daily grade

Jacques Cartier was an explorer for which country?

• Australia

• the Netherlands

• England

• France

French King Francis I chose Cartier to lead an expedition to ________.

• the North Pole

• North America

• India

• California

Which of the following was NOT part of Cartier's first mission?

• to discover gold

• to claim lands for France

• to find natives and bring them back to France

• to find a Northwest Passage

To explore North America for France, Cartier sailed across the _______ Ocean.

• Indian

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Arctic

After exploring the Gulf of St. Lawrence and discovering Prince Edward Island, Cartier _____________________ and then sailed back to France.

• traded with several indigenous tribes

• took a vacation with his crew

• had coffee with his shipmates in New York City

____________ prevented Cartier from moving forward on the St. Lawrence river.

• beaver dams

• weather conditions

• A hole in the boat

• river rapids

A _________ is a part of a body of water that is next to land and deep enough to provide protection for ships.

• harbor

• gulf

• dock

• sandbar

The __________ tribe told Cartier and his men that gold, silver, and spices were close to them.

• Cherokee

• Inuit

• Iroquois

• Kwakiutl

Cartier's treasure chest was full of ____________.

• gold and diamonds

• quartz crystals and fool's good

• silver and gold

Cartier had many successes AND suffered many disappointments.

• true

• false