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Early European Explorers

Authored by Llonisha McElhaney

Social Studies

3rd Grade

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Early European Explorers
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1.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

First to see the Mississippi River

Christopher Columbus

Found the Caribbean Islands

John Cabot

Found the Hudson River and Bay

Henry Hudson

Found the Pacific Ocean

Vasco Nunez

Explored Canada

Hernando de Soto

2.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

Explored St. Lawrence River

Hernando de Soto

He was looking for gold

Jaques Cartier

The king and queen funded his trip

John Cabot

provided information for making maps

Christopher Columbus

Help establish whaling and fur trading

Henry Hudson

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which Explorer found the Pacific Ocean after wandering through the Panama Jungle?

Christopher Columbus

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

John Cabot

Henry Hudson

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which explorer was looking for gold in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi?

Hernando de Soto

Christopher Columbus

Henry Hudson

John Cabot

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This invention allowed sailors to explore without having to rely on the sun and stars.

Gold

Lightbulb

Compass

Maps

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the Europeans want to explore?

Because they wanted gold

Because they wanted to spread their religion

Because they wanted more land

All of these answers are correct

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What two items were traded between the Native Americans and Explorers?

Copper and Gold

Tools and Fur

Water and Milk

Fur and Trees

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