
Explorers of the Northwest Passage
Authored by Jacqueline Sanchez
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5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which European country besides Spain sent explorers to look for a Northwest Passage?
Russia
Germany
Italy
England
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who was the Italian explorer who reached the North American coast in the region of what is now Newfoundland?
Giovanni da Verrazzano
John Cabot
Christopher Columbus
Henry Hudson
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What did John Cabot find in the coastal waters of the North American coast?
Silk
Huge quantities of fish
Spices
Gold
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which European country established a small colony in the Newfoundland area as a base for fishing ships?
Portugal
France
Spain
Netherlands
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which Native American groups did Giovanni da Verrazzano and his crew make contact with in the New York area?
Aztec, Inca, Maya
Cherokee, Sioux, Navajo
Penobscot, Mahican, Abnaki, Wampanoag, Narragansett, Pokanoket
Iroquois, Algonquin, Shawnee
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What did European explorers like Giovanni da Verrazzano believe about the religion of Native Americans?
They worshiped nature
They practiced Christianity
They had no religion
They worshiped higher beings
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What did Giovanni da Verrazzano and his crew try to do in Cape Fear, North Carolina?
Trade with Native Americans
Build a settlement
Kidnap Native Americans
Explore the area
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