WorksheetsEarly European Explorers
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of a resource in its natural state?
a)
a product
b)
raw material
c)
finished material
d)
finished product
2.
This was a hoped for waterway through North America that would connect the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
a)
South Passage
b)
North Passage
c)
Southeast Passage
d)
Northwest Passage
3.
Italian born explorer who sailed for Spain. In 1492 he sailed west and landed in Caribbean Islands. He thought he was in India.
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Henry Hudson
c)
Carmen Sandiego
d)
Samuel de Champlain
4.
English explorer who claimed much of present-day New York State for the Netherlands. The Hudson River is named after him.
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Henry Hudson
c)
Jacques Cartier
d)
Samuel de Champlain
5.
To say that one owns something
a)
explorer
b)
expedition
c)
voyage
d)
claim
6.
The exchange of goods, plants, and animals, and ideas between Native Americans and Europeans after Columbus's voyages
a)
The Cannon Exchange
b)
The Boston Tea Party
c)
The Columbian Exchange
7.
French mapmaker who explored and mapped areas in southeastern Canada. A lake in Northern New York State is named after him.
a)
Samuel de Champlain
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Jacques Cartier
8.
French explorer who became the first European to reach inland Canada. There's a bridge near Montreal, Canada named after him.
a)
Samuel de Champlain
b)
Jacques Cartier
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Marco Polo
9.
A journey into an area to learn more about it is called _________.
a)
raw materials
b)
expedition
c)
claim
d)
treaty
10.
Italian explorer who was the first to enter New York Bay.
a)
Giovanni da Verrazano
b)
Jacques Cartier
c)
Samuel de Champlain
d)
Christopher Columbus
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