WorksheetsExplorers
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 39mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which areas of the United States did the Spanish explore?
a)
Northwest and Georgia
b)
Midwest and North
c)
Southwest and Florida
d)
Northeast and North Carolina
2.
Which European country settled the New World for fishing and fur-bearing animals?
a)
France
b)
England
c)
Russia
d)
Spain
3.
I am the conquistador that conquered much of what is today the southeastern U.S. for Spain. I was a very stern man.
a)
Cortes
b)
de Soto
c)
Pizarro
d)
Coronado
4.
I believed I could read Asia by traveling west across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492. I asked the king and queen of Spain to pay for my journey.
a)
Cabot
b)
de Leon
c)
Columbus
d)
Cortes
5.
I was searching for the Fountain of Youth, and though I never found it, I was the first to step foot on what is today U.S.A. soil.
a)
de Soto
b)
Erikson
c)
Columbus
d)
de Leon
6.
What group of Europeans reached North America about 500 years before Columbus?
a)
the Dutch
b)
the English
c)
the Spanish
d)
the Vikings
7.
He sailed around the bottom of Africa and opened up the trade routes to India by being the first explorer to reach Asia
a)
B. Diaz
b)
Vasco de Gama
c)
Columbus
d)
Polo
8.
First sailor to sail around the tip of Africa, The cape of good hope
a)
de Gama
b)
Polo
c)
Columbus
d)
Dias
9.
He was from Italy but sailed for Spain in the year 1492
a)
Magellan
b)
Diaz
c)
Columbus
d)
Cabral
10.
Though he had landed in India, so he called the people he found, "Indians."
a)
Columbus
b)
King Ferdinand
c)
de Gama
d)
Vespucci
11.
The Spanish named the area of Central America and Florida they controlled
a)
New Florida
b)
Mexico
c)
New Spain
d)
New Lebanon
12.
In what country was Columbus born in?
a)
Mexico
b)
France
c)
Italy
d)
Spain
13.
the process by which Europeans brought plants and animals to the Americas
a)
Columbian Exchange
b)
El Paso del Norte
c)
bartering
d)
trade
14.
Which of the following was NOT a reason the early explorers began to make voyages?
a)
To serarch for gold and riches
b)
To make friends with the Native Americans
c)
To spread their religion
d)
The explorerers want to become famous.
15.
What was the main accomplishment of exploration?
a)
The discovery of new lands
b)
Riches and valuable gold
c)
Natural resources like large forest and fish
d)
Learning to grow crops from Native Americans
16.
_____________ discovered the Gulf of St. Lawrence and explored over 1000 miles of the St. Lawrence River.
a)
John Cabot
b)
Jacques Cartier
c)
Vasco Nunea Balboa
d)
Christopher Columbus
17.
Christopher Columbus thought he had reached India, but he had really landed in______.
a)
Florida
b)
Canada
c)
the Bahamas
d)
Hudson Bay
18.
Which European country sponsored Christopher Columbus' voyages?
a)
England
b)
Mexico
c)
France
d)
Spain
19.
What was the purpose of Columbus' expeditions?
a)
To find a shorter route to Asia by sailing west
b)
To claim land in Canada
c)
To explore the Hudson Bay
d)
None of the above
20.
_______________ was kicked off his boat by his crew and was never heard from again.
a)
John Cabot
b)
Juan Ponce de Leon
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Jacques Cartier
21.
Ponce de Leon was the first European explorer to
a)
claim land for France int he Western Hemisphere.
b)
Set foot on what is now the United States
c)
Start a colony for England in North America.
d)
Sail across the Atlantic Ocean.
22.
This explorer was looking for a way to go west from Europe to find Asia. Instead he discovered a famous river and explored the area around NYC. Who is it?
a)
Amerigo Vespucci
b)
Ferdinand Magellan
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Henry Hudson
23.
Cabot and Hudson both sailed for which European Country?
a)
France
b)
Porugal
c)
England
d)
Spain
24.
Who sponsored Jacques Cartier?
a)
England
b)
Spain
c)
France
d)
Germany
25.
Where did Jacques Cartier land?
a)
Jamestown, Virginia
b)
Quebec, Canada
c)
St. Augustine, Florida
d)
San Salvador, Bahamas
26.
Where did Juan Ponce de Leon land?
a)
Jamestown, Virginia
b)
Quebec, Canada
c)
St. Augustine, Florida
d)
San Salvador, Bahamas
27.
Which river did Jacques Cartier explore around?
a)
James River
b)
St. Lawrence River
c)
Niger River
d)
Mississippi River
28.
Which explorer was trying to find the Northwest Passage to Asia?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Juan Ponce de Leon
c)
Jacques Cartier
d)
Mrs. Hansen
29.
Which continent did our explorers all come from?
a)
North America
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)
Asia
30.
Across which ocean did our explorers all sail?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
31.
Spanish Explorer who was the first European explorer to reach the New World (Bahamas) He claimed land for Spain
a)
Hernando de Soto
b)
Jacques Cartier
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
John Cabot
32.
English Explorer who discovered a famous river named after him. Hudson Bay is what is now the state of New York.
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
John Cabot
c)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
d)
Henry Hudson
33.
Which is not an example of conflict between Europeans and North Americans?
a)
Natives guided Europeans through mountains and rainforests
b)
exposed natives to diseases
c)
fought over land
d)
tried to control the Natives
34.
The Spanish were the first to make a trip to the Americans (North America and South America).
a)
True
b)
False
35.
Most Europeans knew about the Vikings discovery of North America.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
Identify the explorer. He discovered the lands of San Salvador - Islands South of North America.
a)
Eriksson
b)
Columbus
c)
Magellan
d)
De Soto
37.
John Cabot was a Spanish conquistador.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
Identify the explorer. He was a Spanish conquistador.
a)
Cabot
b)
Hudson
c)
LaSalle
d)
De Soto
39.
Identify the explorer. He sailed for England and the Netherlands.
a)
Cabot
b)
Hudson
c)
LaSalle
d)
De Soto
40.
Hernando De Soto claimed land for Spain.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
Many explorers searched for the ___ Passage in order to find an easier way to reach Asia.
a)
Northwest
b)
Southwest
c)
Southeast
d)
Northeast
42.
Mrs. Hansen's pug is named after the pug from Men in Black.
a)
True
b)
False
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