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WorksheetsEarly European Explorers
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
_________________ is the name of the shortcut from Europe to Asia through North America that many explorers searched for but never found.
a)
Conquistadors
b)
The New World
c)
Northwest Passage
d)
route
2.
____________ is the name for Spanish explorers who claimed land in the Americas.
a)
Conquistadors
b)
Explorer
c)
Sailor
d)
El navegador
3.
______________ are sicknesses brought by the European explorers that spread quickly and infected many Native Americans.
a)
Illnesses
b)
Contagious diseases
c)
Germs
d)
Infections
4.
This Spanish Nobleman went in search of a city of gold.
a)
Jacques Cartier
b)
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Robert de La Salle
5.
This French Nobleman went up and down on the Mississippi River, and claimed land for France.
a)
Jacques Cartier
b)
Robert de La Salle
c)
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
d)
Henry Hudson
6.
This explorer convinced the rulers of Spain to give him money to try to sail to Asia, which he did not do. He was the first European to claim land in the New World.
a)
John Cabot
b)
Hernan Cortes
c)
Juan Ponce de Leon
d)
Christopher Columbus
7.
English sponsors gave money to this merchant to try to find a new trade route to Asia. He never found the trade route, but did claim land for England in the New World.
a)
John Cabot
b)
Juan Ponce de Leon
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Hernan Cortes
8.
Spanish soldier who led a search for the "fountain of youth". He never found it, but did claim what is now Florida for Spain.
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Hernan Cortes
c)
Juan Ponce de Leon
d)
John Cabot
9.
French sailor who was looking for the Northwest Passage. He made France's first land claim in North America.
a)
Francicso Vasquez de Coronado
b)
Henry Hudson
c)
Robert de La Salle
d)
Jacques Cartier
10.
Spanish nobleman who conquered the Aztec empire in what is now Central Mexico.
a)
Robert de La Salle
b)
Hernan Cortes
c)
Jacques Cartier
d)
Francicso Vasquez de Coronado
11.
Holland and England sponsored this sailor to try to find a sea route to Asia. He explored a large river in what is now New York and a huge bay in what is now Canada. Both bodies of water were named after him.
a)
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
b)
Robert de La Salle
c)
Jacques Cartier
d)
Henry Hudson
12.
Which country sponsored the most explorers from this chapter?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Mexico
13.
Which was NOT a motive the explorers had for making their journey?
a)
get riches, gold, and jewelry
b)
claim land for Europe
c)
find a route to Asia
d)
spread disease
14.
What was the most common impact explorers had in North America?
a)
claim lands for Europe
b)
mistreat native peoples
c)
provide information for new maps
d)
establish a settlement
15.
Where did Christopher Columbus think he was when the crew found land in October 1492?
a)
America
b)
New World
c)
East Indies
d)
Mexico
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