Explorers and the Northwest Passage
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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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