Explorers and the Northwest Passage

Explorers and the Northwest Passage

5th Grade

15 Qs

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Explorers and the Northwest Passage

Explorers and the Northwest Passage

Assessment

Quiz

English

5th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

CCSS
RL.7.9, RI.3.5, RI.4.9

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which European country was growing rich from gold and silver taken from conquests in Mexico and South America?

France

Spain

England

Holland

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the name of the shortcut through the Americas that European rulers were searching for to reach Asia more quickly?

The Southern Passage

The Eastern Route

The Northwest Passage

The Atlantic Path

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which explorer sailed up rivers and bays along the east coast of North America and landed in what is now North Carolina?

Jacques Cartier

Henry Hudson

Giovanni da Verrazano

Christopher Columbus

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main goal of Jacques Cartier's voyages to North America?

To find gold and silver

To establish a French colony

To search for the Northwest Passage

To map the coastline

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which river did Jacques Cartier sail up, claiming the land around it for France?

Mississippi River

St. Lawrence River

Hudson River

Amazon River

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What significant change occurred in European exploration during the 1600s?

Only kings and queens funded expeditions

European trading companies started funding explorers

Exploration was banned by European countries

Explorers stopped searching for the Northwest Passage

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which explorer's ship became trapped in ice, leading to a mutiny by his crew?

Giovanni da Verrazano

Jacques Cartier

Henry Hudson

Ferdinand Magellan

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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