Chpt 7: Quiz Review

The first Europeans to reach, what is now called Canada, were the:

What tools did explorers use to help them sail in the 1400s?

• compass

• GPS

• canoes

• astrolabe

John Cabot was the first European explorer in the late 1400s.

• True
• False

Who was the second French explorer in the late 1400s to come to Canada?

• John Cabot

• Henry Hudson

• Jacques Cartier

• Samuel de Champlain

Who was the first French explorer in the late 1400s to come to Canada?

• John Cabot

• Jacques Cartier

• Martin Frobisher

• Samuel de Champlain

John Cabot planted a _______ to show he owned the land he found.

What two differences caused conflict between the First Nations peoples and Europeans?

• trade

• views

• scurvy

• cultures

When First Nations peoples went to Europe, they died of scurvy.

• True
• False

What was the primary motivation for European nations to find a sea route to Asia?

• To spread Christianity

• To find new lands for settlement

• To access spices and silk

• To escape political unrest

What were some reasons for European nations to explore new land:

• to create maps

• adventure and curiosity

• to obtain land and power

• to escape war