Jacques Cartier Quiz

Who sent Jacques Cartier to find the Northwest Passage?

• King Louis XIV

• King Francis I

• Queen Elizabeth I

• King Henry VIII

Where did Jacques Cartier claim the surrounding land for France?

• Quebec

• Saint Lawrence River

• North America

• Newfoundland

What did Jacques Cartier name the river he reached on the Catholic feast day of Saint Lawrence?

• Hudson River

• Ohio River

• St. Lawrence River

• Mississippi River

Who did Jacques Cartier bring back to France after visiting an American Indian village?

• French settlers

• Portuguese sailors

• Spanish explorers

• American Indian chiefs

What did the American Indian chiefs tell the king of France?

• There were dangerous animals farther west

• There were great riches farther west

• There were no people farther west

• There were no riches farther west

In which year did the king send Jacques Cartier and a large group of settlers on a third voyage?

• 1542

• 1550

• 1541

• 1534

What did Jacques Cartier and the settlers do after enduring a harsh winter?

• They gave up and returned to France

• They continued to explore

• They found the Northwest Passage

• They settled in Quebec

How many years later did New France have its first permanent settlers after Jacques Cartier's third voyage?

• 20 years

• 40 years

• 80 years

• 60 years

What was the main goal of Jacques Cartier's third voyage?

• To set up a French empire in North America

• To explore the St. Lawrence River

• To trade with American Indians

• To find the Northwest Passage

Where did Jacques Cartier reach on his second voyage with the help of American Indian guides?

• Saint Lawrence River

• Quebec

• Newfoundland

• North America