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WorksheetsEuropean Exploration in the New World, ,VA USI SOL 4a,b,c
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
European countries wanted to find a faster route to...?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
the north pole
d)
California
2.
Which European countries claimed land in North America?
a)
England, France, Spain
b)
England, Italy, Portugal
c)
Portugal, Spain, France
d)
India, France, Canada
3.
Which of the following was NOT a motivation of the early European explorers?
a)
To search for gold and riches
b)
To trade with the American Indians
c)
To spread Christianity
d)
To expand their empire and culture
4.
Like Columbus, I thought I found a route to the Indies, but I unknowingly found a route to a new continent. The land I claimed there for England is off the coast of present day Eastern Canada which I named Newfoundland.
a)
Vespucci
b)
Cabot
c)
Columbus
d)
LaSalle
5.
I found the mouth of the Mississippi River and claimed the vast Mississippi River Valley for my home country of France. I am....
a)
Coronado
b)
de Champlain
c)
Cabot
d)
LaSalle
6.
Which of the following was an obstacle faced by the early European explorers?
a)
poor maps and navigational tools
b)
exchange of goods and ideas with the Indians
c)
treacherous mountain ranges
d)
problems trading with the empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
7.
I led my men in claiming land in the Southwest area of North America for my native country of Spain. If the American Indians did not convert to Christianity, we enslaved them. I am....
a)
LaSalle
b)
Magellan
c)
Coronado
d)
deChamplain
8.
Looking at the map, which explorer traveled the route in red leading to the Gulf of Mexico?
a)
Columbus
b)
Drake
c)
LaSalle
d)
Cabot
9.
Looking at the map, which explorer claimed this land for England?
a)
Cabot
b)
LaSalle
c)
de Champlain
d)
Coronado
10.
Which French settlement did Samuel de Champlain establish?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Montreal
c)
Quebec
d)
Plymouth
11.
Complete this statement in regard to obstacles of European exploration in North America.
Due to storms at sea, our voyage took longer than we thought it would. We did not have enough supplies which lead to _____________.
Due to storms at sea, our voyage took longer than we thought it would. We did not have enough supplies which lead to _____________.
a)
fear of the unknown
b)
disease and starvation
c)
many jumping overboard
d)
eating rats and birds
12.
Despite many obstacles, European explorers had several accomplishments. Which one of the following is NOT an accomplishment of exploration?
a)
improved navigational tools and ships
b)
exchange of goods and ideas between Europeans and American Indians
c)
huge areas of land claimed for England, Spain, and France
d)
spreading Christianity
13.
We established fur trading posts with the Indians. We sent the animal furs back home where they were made into hats and coats.
a)
the Portuguese
b)
the French
c)
the English
d)
the Spanish
14.
Which one of the following was a source of conflict AND cooperation for the European explorers and the American Indians?
a)
trade
b)
land
c)
disease
d)
crops
15.
Which country did voyages of exploration along the coast of West Africa?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Portugal
16.
Where are the African kingdoms of Ghani, Mali, and Songhai located?
a)
South of the Mojave Desert near the Niger River
b)
West of the Sahara Desert near the Mississippi River
c)
South of the Sahara Desert near the Niger River
d)
North of the Sahara Desert near the Niger River
17.
We've come to the New World to build settlements. We've had many challenges, but the local natives have taught us farming techniques that have helped us grow crops. Who are we?
a)
the French
b)
the English
c)
the Portuguese
d)
the Spanish
18.
Looking at the map, which explorer followed this route on his exploration for Spain in the New World?
a)
Coronado
b)
de Champlain
c)
La Salle
d)
Cabot
19.
Complete the analogy.
Cabot is to Eastern Canada as LaSalle is to _________.
a)
France
b)
the Mississippi River Valley
c)
the Southwest
d)
Quebec
20.
Complete the analogy.
Gaining Riches is to _______ as Fear of the Unknown is to obstacles.
a)
motivations
b)
accomplishments
c)
spreading Christianity
d)
poor maps and navigational tools
21.
Which of the following interactions with European explorers and American Indians is NOT paired correctly?
a)
English learning farming techniques from the Indians
b)
French establishing trading posts with the American Indians
c)
Spanish trading with the American Indians
d)
Portugal trading metal tools with African kingdoms for gold
22.
Which of the following was NOT a source of conflict between the Europeans and the American Indians?
a)
the ownership of land
b)
cultural differences
c)
disease
d)
crops
23.
Looking at the map, which explorer traveled the route marked in red and founded the settlement of Quebec in present-day Canada?
a)
de Champlain
b)
Coronado
c)
Vespucci
d)
La Salle
24.
Looking at the map, which Indian group (that we have studied) may have come into contact with the Spanish as they conquered and enslaved Indians in the Southwest?
a)
Kwakiutl
b)
Iroquois
c)
Pueblo
d)
Inuit
25.
Which of the following sums up the motivations of European countries for exploration?
a)
Gold, God, Glory
b)
Greed, Glory, Greatness
c)
Cash, Christianity, Competition
d)
Resources, Religion, Rights
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