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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the first European to land in North America?
a)
Columbus
b)
Leif Ericson
c)
John Cabot
2.
In what year did Leif Ericson land in North America?
a)
1492
b)
1000 A.D.
c)
1000 B.C.
d)
0
3.
In what year did Christopher Columbus sail to the New World?
a)
1492 A.D.
b)
44 B.C.
c)
79 A.D.
d)
1492 B.C.
4.
Leif Ericson was a
a)
Viking
b)
conquistador
c)
Roman
d)
Native American
5.
Columbus was looking for a shortcut to the East Indies. That is why he called the native people "Indians."
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Ponce de Leon named Florida after the many _______________ he saw there.
a)
flowers
b)
alligators
c)
crocodiles
d)
French people
7.
Hernando do Soto was from what country?
a)
Spain
b)
Italy
c)
England
d)
Norway
8.
Spanish explorers and conquerors were called _____________________.
a)
conquistadors
b)
priests
c)
Vikings
d)
legends
9.
What is the name of the first permanent European settlement in the United States?
a)
Charlotte
b)
New York City
c)
St. Augustine, Florida
d)
the Bahamas
10.
Samuel de Champlain was from France so now they speak ______________ in that area of Canada.
a)
English
b)
Spanish
c)
French
d)
German
11.
Hudson, Cabot and Champlain were all looking for the Northwest Passage (a way to Asia by traveling north in the New World). Did any of them ever find it?
a)
yes
b)
no
12.
Which explorer was left at sea in the Hudson Bay by his crewmates?
a)
John Cabot
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Samuel de Champlain
13.
Coronado was looking for the cities of gold but instead he found the beautiful __________ ____________.
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Grand Canyon
c)
Las Vegas
d)
Ohio River
14.
De Soto and his men found which important North American river?
a)
Ohio River
b)
Missouri River
c)
Mississippi River
d)
Hudson River
15.
Did most European explorers find what they were looking for in the New World?
a)
Yes
b)
No
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