WorksheetsEarly American Exploration
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which European country claimed the majority of the gold from the Americas?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Portugal
2.
What ancient civilization did Cortes conquor in present day Mexico City?
a)
Incas
b)
Aztecs
c)
Cherokee
d)
Zuni
3.
What ancient civilization did Hernando de Soto conquor in modern day Peru, South America?
a)
Incas
b)
Aztecs
c)
Cherokee
d)
Zuni
4.
Which explorer was searching for the fountain of youth?
a)
Cortes
b)
Columbus
c)
Pizarro
d)
Ponce de Leon
5.
Who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate Earth by ship?
a)
Sir Francis Columbus
b)
Sir Francis Drake
c)
John Caboto
d)
Ponce de Leon
6.
What was Henry Hudson’s goal for exploration?
a)
To find land to start a colony
b)
To find a faster trade route to China
c)
To find a new home
d)
To find better land to grow crops
Claim land for England
Claim land for England
7.
What was Sir Francis Drake's nickname given to him by the Spanish?
a)
Sea Lion
b)
Sea Shark
c)
Sea Dog
d)
Sea KIng
8.
What happened to Henry Hudson on his 4th voyage?
a)
He finally found gold
b)
He was hit by a spear and died
c)
He was put on a smaller boat and left behind
d)
He finally found the northern passage.
9.
Which country gained the most gold and riches from the new world during the 1500s?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
United States of America
10.
How did the majority of Native Americans die during the period of time started by the Columbian Exchange?
a)
Killed by European Soldiers
b)
Killed by wild animals brought by Europeans
c)
Starvation from lack of food.
d)
Diseases brought by European travelers.
11.
What years did Columbus sail his voyages?
a)
1942-1953
b)
1892- 1899
c)
1592-1600
d)
1492-1498
12.
Christopher Columbus thought he was traveling back and forth to...?
a)
A new world
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
North America
13.
Who was the map maker that figured out that there was a new continent? He convinced people that the European explorers were not reaching Asia, but were reaching this new continent.
a)
Vasco de Balboa
b)
Amerigo Vespucci
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Christopher Columbus
14.
Which Italian adventurer documented his travels through Asia, and inspired future explorers to try and get to Asia by sea?
a)
Columbus
b)
Marco Polo
c)
Vasco de Gama
d)
Queen Elizabeth
15.
Who was known to have explored the St. Lawrence River and claim the surrounding land for France?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Henry Hudson
c)
Jacques Cartier
d)
Giovanni da Verrazano
16.
Who found the Northwest Passage?
a)
Henry Hudson
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
No one - it doesn't exist
d)
Marco Polo
17.
Who claimed land in Florida for Spain?
a)
Caboto
b)
Cortes
c)
Columbus
d)
Ponce de Leon
18.
Which explorer was not sponsored by Spain?
a)
Columbus
b)
Cortes
c)
Ponce de Leon
d)
Caboto
19.
What is the name given to the system of exchange of goods and services between the New World and Europe during the time of exploration?
a)
Import/ Export
b)
Wall Street Exchange
c)
Columbian Exchange
d)
The Slave Trade
20.
Cartography is the creation of what?
a)
ships
b)
maps
c)
compasses
d)
carts
21.
Which navigational tool helped explorers find their way?
a)
Sextant
b)
Compass
c)
Astrolabe
d)
All of the above
22.
What costs did explorerers and their sponsors have to think about when planning an expedition?
a)
Rent for their new lands.
b)
Money for ships and crew members and supplies.
c)
Money that could be lost as a result of a shipwreck.
d)
Both answer B and C.
23.
Which navigational tool kept accurate time.
a)
Compass
b)
Sextant
c)
Chronometer
d)
Astrolabe
24.
Which explorer landed the furthest North in the New World?
a)
Columbus
b)
De Leon
c)
Caboto
d)
Magellan
25.
Spanish explorers and soldiers became known as...
a)
monarchs
b)
conquistadors
c)
el exploros
d)
missionaries
26.
Which explorer sailed in the 1513?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Ponce de Leon
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Neil Armstrong
27.
Which Spanish explorer went looking for the city of gold in 1549, but returned to Mexico City empty handed?
a)
Hernando Cortes
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Ponce de Leon
d)
Vasquez de Coronado
28.
Which monarch sent Caboto on expeditions for England?
a)
Queen Elizabeth
b)
King Henry VII
c)
King Ferdinand
d)
King Francis I
29.
Who was the French monarch that sent Verrazano and Cartier to find the Northwest Passage to Asia?
a)
Queen Elizabeth
b)
King Ferdinand
c)
King Henry VII
King Henry VII
King Henry VII
d)
King Francis I
30.
What is a synonym for the word "mutinied"?
a)
celebrated
b)
rebelled
c)
friendship
d)
sailed
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