WorksheetsEnglish and French Explorers
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Jacques Cartier claimed the region that is now ________ for France.
a)
United States
b)
Mexico
c)
Paraguay
d)
Canada
2.
Queen Elizabeth of England knighted Sir Francis Drake for _______.
a)
naming the international date line
b)
being her horseman
c)
exploring the Phillipines
d)
circumnavigating the globe
3.
Why did Jacques Cartier's first colony at Montreal fail?
a)
They didn't bring enough lumber to build houses.
b)
They decided to go back to France.
c)
They settlers couldn't get along and there were problems with the Indians.
d)
The city was too far inland and it was difficult for them to get supplies.
4.
This Italian working for England explored North America close to the time period of Christopher Columbus.
a)
John Cabot
b)
Samuel de Champlain
c)
Papa Georgio
d)
Sir Francis Drake
5.
A late winter holiday celebrated by Cajuns is __________.
a)
Acadia Day
b)
Mardi Gras
c)
Easter
d)
Halloween
6.
The English explorer whose crew left him adrift in Hudson Bay was __________.
a)
Henry Hudson
b)
Charlie Hudson
c)
Henry Huggins
d)
Henry Cabot
7.
Who is called the Father of New France?
a)
La Salle
b)
Cartier
c)
Cabot
d)
Champlain
8.
Why did the Spanish in the New World call Drake and his men "sea dogs"?
a)
They looked like dogs after long years of sailing the high seas.
b)
Sea dog is the Spanish term for a sailor.
c)
Sir Francis Drake attacked Spanish settlements and ships and didn't like him.
d)
The term sea dog was a compliment given to a respected sailor.
9.
How did Magellan's crew discover the need for an international date line?
a)
They crossed the equator.
b)
Their ship's log was one day off when they got home.
c)
They wanted to go out to dinner with someone!
d)
They forgot to keep a ship's log.
10.
Why did France have trouble getting settlers to colonize the New World?
a)
They thought it was too far away.
b)
It was too expensive.
c)
They thought all of it was cold and snowy like Canada.
d)
It was too hot.
11.
Robert La Salle explored the length of this body of water:
a)
Lake Champlain
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Hudson River
d)
New Orleans River
12.
In North America, a magnetic compass will point to __________.
a)
magnetic North
b)
Santa's workshop
c)
the South Pole
d)
Italy
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