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WorksheetsEuropean Explorers
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
He was born in Italy and sponsored by Spain. He landed in the Bahamas and thought he was in Asia.
a)
Columbus
b)
Balboa
c)
Cabot
d)
Hudson
2.
He was sponsored by France and discovered the St. Lawrence River.
a)
Cabot
b)
Columbus
c)
Cartier
3.
He was sponsored by Denmark and discovered Hudson Bay and New York.
a)
Henry Hudson
b)
Jacques Cartier
c)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
d)
Hernando De Soto
4.
He discovered Hudson Bay.
a)
Hudson
b)
Cartier
c)
Cabot
d)
Magellon
5.
He discovered the St. Lawrence River and Gulf.
a)
John Cabot
b)
Hernando De Soto
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Jacques Cartier
6.
He founded Canada for England.
a)
Henry Hudson
b)
Jacques Cartier
c)
John Cabot
d)
Newfoundland
7.
He is known for discovering American, but did not really do that!
a)
Hudson
b)
Columbus
c)
Cabot
d)
Balboa
8.
He discovered the Pacific Ocean!
a)
Columbus
b)
Cabot
c)
de Soto
d)
Balboa
9.
He was thrown overboard by his crew because he was so greedy!
a)
Cabot
b)
Columbus
c)
Hudson
d)
de Soto
10.
He took a very short route to Canada and landed in Newfoundland.
a)
Cartier
b)
Columbus
c)
Cabot
11.
Sponsored by France
a)
Columbus
b)
de Soto
c)
Cabot
d)
Cartier
12.
Sponsored by Denmark.
a)
Columbus
b)
Hudson
c)
Cartier
13.
Sailed the ocean blue in 1492!
a)
Hudson
b)
Balboa
c)
Columbus
14.
Missionaries came to spread this in the new world!
a)
God
b)
Gold
c)
Glory
15.
All explorers wanted this so that they could get rich! I was not always shiny, but it was always used to make money!
a)
Gold
b)
God
c)
Glory
16.
Explorers wanted to sail to be powerful! The "G" that stands for this out of the 3 Gs is
a)
God
b)
Gold
c)
Glory
17.
Who explored this area?
a)
Columbus and de Soto
b)
Cartier and Hudson
c)
Columbus and Hudson
d)
Cartier and de Soto
18.
Who sailed from England to Canada?
a)
Columbus
b)
Cabot
c)
Cartier
d)
Hudson
19.
Who went from France to the Gulf of St. Lawrence?
a)
Columbus
b)
Cabot
c)
Cartier
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