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Explorers of North America

Authored by Mark Lopez

History

8th Grade

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Explorers of North America
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Who was the first European explorer to set foot on North America since the Vikings?

John Cabote

Giovanni da Verrazzano

Jacques Cartier

Francis Drake

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which explorer explored the Atlantic Coast and was either killed and eaten by cannibals or executed by the Spanish?

John Cabote

Giovanni da Verrazzano

Jacques Cartier

Francis Drake

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Who claimed Canada for France and mapped the St. Lawrence River?

John Cabote

Giovanni da Verrazzano

Jacques Cartier

Francis Drake

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Who led the first English expedition to circumnavigate the world?

John Cabote

Giovanni da Verrazzano

Jacques Cartier

Francis Drake

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Who mapped the Atlantic coast, the Great Lakes, and founded Quebec?

Samuel de Champlain

Henry Hudson

Robert La Salle

James Cook

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Who explored the Hudson River and Hudson Bay while looking for the Northwest Passage?

Samuel de Champlain

Henry Hudson

Robert La Salle

James Cook

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Who claimed the regions watered by the Mississippi River and its tributaries for France?

Samuel de Champlain

Henry Hudson

Robert La Salle

James Cook

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