NJ Studies Weekly, Week 5: Explorers Come to New Jersey

An explorer is ___________________?

• A person who travels a long way

• a person who journeys to the unknown

• a person who makes clothes

• A person who makes cars

What is the main purpose of an explorer?

• discovery

• Sewing clothes

• making food

• Creating maps

What was the Northwest Passage?

• The only passage to the northwest

• The fabled path from Europe to China around the north of North America

• The code word to get you the best trades

• The name of the passage that was blocked by Spanish warships

In what year did Henry Hudson set out to find a new trading route?

• 1609

• 1776

• 1702

• 1787

The Dutch West India company put most of its efforts into building forts and towns in the New Netherlands region that became which city we know today?

• New York

• Philadelphia

• New Jersey

• New Hampshire

It took over 200 years to find the Northwest Passage. Who found the passage and in what year?

• Henry Hudson found the passage in 1609.

• Captain Cornelius J. Mey found the passage in 1620

• A Norwegian sailor named Roald Amundsen found the passage in 1906

• Wealthy merchants found the passage in 1621.

Early instruments were used to help the explorers find their position and _______.

• Wind speed

• Sailing direction

• air temperature

• Water temperature

Early explorers used all of the following instruments, except __________.

• quadrant

• chronometer

• Compass

• hourglass

Based on the article and picture, what conclusion can be drawn about navigation for early explorers?

• Early explorers had many tools to make navigation very easy.

• Maps were very important in helping sailors reach their destinations.

• Navigational instruments were only used at night.

• Early explorers relied heavily on GPS as a backup for their instruments.

What should you practice to be a good citizen?

• Respecting property

• Respecting others

• good listening skills and good classroom behavior

• Respecting yourself