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WorksheetsEuropean Exploration
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which explorer took Chief Vitachuco and Lady of Cofitachequi prisoner?
a)
Hernando de Soto
b)
John Cabot
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Juan Ponce de Leon
2.
Which explorer traveled through the Southwest, encountered the Zuni Tribe, and saw the Grand Canyon?
a)
John Cabot
b)
Samuel de Champlain
c)
Juan Ponce de Leon
d)
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
3.
Which explorer led an expedition to find a Northwest Passage and explored an area today known as Newfoundland?
a)
Samuel de Champlain
b)
John Cabot
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Christopher Columbus
4.
Which explorer searched for the Fountain of Youth and explored the Florida peninsula?
a)
Samuel de Champlain
b)
Juan Ponce de Leon
c)
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
d)
John Cabot
5.
Which explorer was searching for the Northwest Passage and explored the area that is today the state of New York?
a)
John Cabot
b)
Samuel de Champlain
c)
Juan Ponce de Leon
d)
Henry Hudson
6.
Which explorer set sail in 1492 and claimed Hispaniola for the Spanish?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Juna Ponce de Leon
c)
Hernando de Soto
d)
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
7.
Which French explorer started a colony named New France and made alliances with the Algonquin natives?
a)
Juan Ponce de Leon
b)
Hernando de Soto
c)
Samuel de Champlain
d)
Henry Hudson
8.
Which European explored the areas today known as Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama and killed more than two thousand Mississippians?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Hernando de Soto
c)
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
d)
John Cabot
9.
What is the oldest continuously inhabited city in North America settled by the Europeans?
a)
Hispaniola
b)
New Amsterdam
c)
New France
d)
St. Augustine
10.
Which explorer was sponsored by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
a)
Henry Hudson
b)
John Cabot
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Juan Ponce de Leon
11.
A _____________________ was someone who looked for wealth, conquered native peoples and claimed land for another country?
a)
explorer
b)
friar
c)
conquistador
d)
missionary
12.
The process of taking control of an area and send people to the newly controlled land to develop a settlement there is called __________________ .
a)
colonization
b)
converted
c)
expedition
d)
achievement
achievement
achievement
13.
Ponce de Leon named Florida for its _____________
a)
fountain of youth
b)
beaches
c)
alligators
d)
flowers
14.
Which explorer was the first European to see the Mississippi River?
a)
Hernando de Soto
b)
Hendry Hudson
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Juan Ponce de Leon
15.
The legend of El Dorado was about a _____________
a)
famous city of silver
b)
famous city of gold
c)
city which held the fountain of youth
d)
big canyon
16.
Conquistadors were ________________
a)
Native Americans in the Southwest
b)
Spanish priests
c)
Spanish conquerors
d)
Aztec kings
17.
Spaniards built ____________________ to convert the natives to Christianity and the European culture.
a)
presidios
b)
missions
c)
vaqueros
d)
ships
18.
A presidio is a ___________
a)
church
b)
ship
c)
expedition
d)
fort
19.
Where did Father Serra set up missions to convert the natives to Christianity?
a)
New France
b)
Florida
c)
California
d)
Arizona
20.
Who led a rebellion of Pueblos against the Spanish?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
San Marcos
c)
Cibola
d)
Pope
21.
John Cabot sailed for __________________ , but was born in ______________
a)
England, Spain
b)
England, Italy
c)
France, England
d)
Portugal, Italy
22.
What area did Henry Hudson explore?
a)
Hispaniola and Florida
b)
Mississippis River
c)
Southwest United States
d)
eastern Canada and the New England coast?
23.
What was the name of the colony Samuel de Champlain settled?
a)
New Amsterdam
b)
St. Augustine
c)
New France
d)
Hispaniola
24.
What body of water did Champlain discover during his expedition?
a)
The Great Lakes
b)
Hudson Bay
c)
Mississippi River
d)
Gulf of Mexico
25.
______________ is the waterfall between the United States and Canada and is one of the seven wonders of the world.
a)
Champlain Falls
b)
Niagara Falls
c)
Hudson Falls
d)
Quebec Falls
26.
Which of the following was NOT something most European explorers were searching for?
a)
a faster route to Asia and the East Indies
b)
fame
c)
riches
d)
people to build colonies
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