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WorksheetsEuropean Explorer Revie
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which country claimed these areas for their country?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Portugal
2.
Who was known as the first European to circumnavigate the globe?
a)
Vasco de Gama
b)
Jaun Ponce de Leon
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
John Cabot
3.
The 1st to discover there was NEW land to the west of Europe?(He thought he was in Asia)
a)
Henry Hudson
b)
Samuel de Chaplain
c)
Juan Ponce de Leon
d)
Christopher Colunbus
4.
What motivated most Europeans to explore?
a)
Spread diseases
b)
Build better ships
c)
Use compass
d)
Wealth and power
5.
Which of these was NOT a motivation of the Europeans?
a)
learn from the Natives
b)
converting the Natives
c)
claim land for their sponsor country
d)
gain resources for profit
6.
Who proved Columbus did not land in the Indies,But a new land?
a)
John Cabot
b)
Ferdinand Magellan
c)
Francisco Pizzaro
d)
Amerigo Vespucci
7.
Ponce de Leon was searching for...?
a)
Fountain of Youth
b)
Seven cities of gold
c)
The Northwest passage
d)
A water route to America
8.
The Bay of New York was named for this English explorer...?
a)
Henry Hudson
b)
Leif Ericsson
c)
Hernando de Soto
d)
Francisco Coronado
9.
Who taught sailors how to best use the stars and technology to navigate the open sea?
a)
Prince Henry
b)
King George
c)
Bartolemeu Dias
d)
Vasco de Gama
10.
What was Portugal's main motivation for exploration?
a)
Find a Northwest Passage
b)
Find gold and wealth
c)
Find a water route to Asia
d)
Find a land route to Asia
11.
Who was the first European to set foot on North America (even though he wasn't given credit)
a)
John Cabot
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Robert LaSalle
d)
Leif Ericsson
12.
Who discovered the North American mainland and claimed it for England?
a)
John Cabot
b)
Juan Ponce de Leon
c)
Samuel de Champlain
d)
Robert LaSalle
13.
True or False: The Spanish killed ALL of the Incas.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Which explorers' route is pictured here?
a)
Robert LaSalle
b)
Hernando de Soto
c)
Juan Ponce de Leon
d)
Samuel de Champlain
15.
The Aztecs, the Incas, the Southwest Indians, and the Great Plains Indians were all effected by...
a)
The French
b)
The Spanish
c)
The English
d)
The Portuguese
16.
Who sailed around the tip of Africa and found the first water route to Asia?
a)
Magellan
b)
de Soto
c)
Champlain
d)
da Gama
17.
Who explored the land near the letter "C"?
a)
Cartier
b)
LaSalle
c)
Cortez
d)
Ponce de Leon
18.
What were some advantages that the Spanish had over the natives?
a)
better armor
b)
better weapons
c)
horses
d)
all of these
19.
What did the Spanish bring with them that affected the natives the most (negatively)?
a)
diseases
b)
weapons
c)
horses
d)
corn
20.
Which group wanted to be the first to find a water route to Asia?
a)
The French
b)
The Spanish
c)
The Portuguese
d)
The English
21.
What was the main motivation for the French?
a)
Finding the Northwest Passage
b)
Finding gold
c)
Conquering the Aztecs
d)
Finding a water route to Asia
22.
What was the main motivation for the Spanish?
a)
Finding the Northwest Passage
b)
Finding gold
c)
Trading furs
d)
Finding a water route to Asia
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