European Explorers

France funded his expedition

• Jacques Cartier

• John Cabot

• Henry Hudson

• None of the above

Jacques discovered the _______ River.

• Hudson

• Mississippi

• St. Lawrence

• Northwest Passage

True or False: Henry Hudson searched for gold and diamonds.

• True

• False

Henry Hudson took how many voyages from England to try to find the Northwest Passage?

• 3

• 5

• 2

• 4

This explorer faced freezing weather in the Artic.

• John Cabot

• Henry Hudson

• Jacques Cartier

• De Soto

This river is named after the explorer who discovered it?

• Hudson River

• St. Lawrence River

• Missisippi River

• De Soto River

This explorer claimed land for England and Netherlands.

• Henry Hudson

• John Cabot

• Jacques Cartier

• Christopher Columbus

This explorer crew mutinied and he and his son were sent off in a boat and disappeared.

• John Cabot

• Jacques Cartier

• Henry Hudson

• Christopher Coloumbus

True or False: Henry Hudson claimed land for Spain.

• True

• False

This explorer made money for the trade of fur.

• Henry Hudson

• Jacques Cartier

• John Cabot

• De Soto