Early Explorers of North America

Early Explorers of North America

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Early Explorers of North America

Early Explorers of North America

Assessment

Quiz

English

University

Medium

CCSS
RI.11-12.5, RL.7.9, RI.6.5

+4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Olga Bulatitskaya

Used 2+ times

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9 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who gave the Pacific Ocean its name?

Francisco Vazquez de Coronado

Francis Drake

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Ferdinand Magellan

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who explored the North American Southwest

from modern-day Kansas to the Grand Canyon?

Francisco Vazquez de Coronado

Francis Drake

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Ferdinand Magellan

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe?

Christopher Columbus

Francis Drake

John Cabot

Ferdinand Magellan

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who crossed the Isthmus of Panama and became the first European to see the Pacific Ocean?

Francisco Vazquez de Coronado

Francis Drake

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Ferdinand Magellan

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who identified South America as a continent by exploring its coastline?

Francisco Vazquez de Coronado

Amerigo Vespucci

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Ferdinand Magellan

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who explored the Mississippi river and claimed Louisiana for France in 1682?

Sieur Robert Cavelier de La Salle

Jacques Cartier

Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette

Samuel de Champlain

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who explored the Saint Lawrence River?

Sieur Robert Cavelier de La Salle

Jacques Cartier

Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette

Samuel de Champlain

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who explored the Great Lakes and upper Mississippi River?

Sieur Robert Cavelier de La Salle

Jacques Cartier

Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette

Samuel de Champlain

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who established Quebec, France’s

first permanent settlement, in 1608?

Sieur Robert Cavelier de La Salle

Jacques Cartier

Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette

Samuel de Champlain

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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