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WorksheetsEarly Explorers
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Christopher Columbus sailed from which country?
a)
Spain
b)
Portugal
c)
Italy
d)
France
2.
In what year to Columbus come to the new land the 1st time?
a)
1452
b)
1492
c)
1544
d)
1592
3.
Which group of explorers developed a profitable trading system with the Native Americans?
a)
Spanish
b)
French
c)
English
d)
Italians
4.
What did the French explorers build along the Mississippi River?
a)
boat docks
b)
naval bases
c)
hogans
d)
trading forts
5.
What year did John White leave England to sail to North America?
a)
1497
b)
1608
c)
1584
d)
1534
6.
What name was given to Cortes, Coronado, and Cabrillo?
a)
rebels
b)
conquistadors
c)
horsemen
d)
seekers
7.
What did Columbus take back to Spain from his first journey?
a)
animals, plants, gold
b)
spices, tea, silk
c)
ice cream, salt, gold
d)
people, tea, spices
8.
Which of these men sailed for France?
a)
Henry Hudson
b)
Giovanni da Verrazano
c)
John Cabrillo
d)
John White
9.
What was the Northwest Passage?
a)
a water route around Africa
b)
a trip down the Mississippi River
c)
a water route around North America
d)
a way to get sunken treasure
10.
What did ALL of the European explorers do when they reached North America?
a)
searched for gold
b)
claimed land for other countries
c)
established trade with the natives
d)
built forts
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