3rd Grade Explorers

Which is not the name of a Columbus ship?

• Nina

• Pinta

• Balsa

• Santa Maria

What was the passage over the top of the world that Henry Hudson thought would take him to India?

• Arctic Passage

• Canadian Passage

• Northern Passage

• Russian Passage

What is one example of wildlife Hudson found off the coast of Greenland?

• Mammoths

• Sabre Toothed Tigers

• Dodo Birds

• Walruses

What stopped Hudson from continuing his expedition?

• Ice

• Pirates

• Storms

• Lack of Food

Which of the following was a reason for European exploration?

• shorter route to Asia

• gold, wealth, and fame
• to spread Christianity
• all of the choice

Which explorer led an expedition to America and laid claim to the Hudson River?

• Christopher Columbus
• Henry Hudson
• Hernando  De Soto
• Vasco Balboa

Which explorer discovered the Pacific Ocean?

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa
• Jacques Cartier
• John Cabot
• Christopher Columbus?

Which European explorer led three expeditions along the St. Lawrence River?

• John Cabot
• Jacques Cartier
• Henry Hudson
• Juan Ponce de Leon

Which European Explorer proved the existence of a shorter route across the northern Atlantic Ocean-- later this would help the British form other colonies in North American?

• John Cabot
• Hernando de Soto
• Jacques Cartier
• Juan Ponce de Leon

What was the reason the Spanish wanted to explore?

• to find gold and spread Christianity
• to develop a profitable fur trade
• to colonize and grow cash crops
• trade for technology and manufactured