Early Canadian Explorers

What did John Cabot find when he first discovered the "New World"?

• Fish

• Birds

• Dogs

• New France

What's Jacques Cartier famous for having done?

• Creating peanut butter

• Naming Canada (Kanata)

• Discovering the Rockies

• Inventing fishing nets

Jacques Cartier was an explorer for which country?

• New Zealand

• Spain

• Britain

• France

Which were the TWO main fur trading companies in Canada?

• The NWC (North West Company)

• The NBD (Northern Beaver Dominion)

• The HBC (Hudson's Bay Company)

• The SEC (The South East Company)

What was Martin Frobisher looking for (and almost found) when he came to the New World?

• The Silk Road

• The Northwest Passage

• The Fur Trade

• The Inuit People

What did Samuel de Champlain do? (select ALL the answers that apply).

• He created settlements in the New World

• He created Maps of the St. Lawrence River & area

• He found fools gold

• He found the Northwest Passage

Which explorer brought a whole bunch of "Fools Gold" back to England?

• Martin Frobisher

• Samuel de Champlain

• Jacques Cartier

• John Cabot

What did John Cabot name the area he landed on?

• Home, at Last

• New Found Land

• China Island

• Fish Island

Why did Giovanni Caboto change his name to John Cabot?

• He changed his name because he liked simple names.

• He believed it would make him more famous.
• He wanted a name that was British so the English crown would let him sail.

• He wanted to honor his Italian heritage.