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WorksheetsExplorers Study Guide
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What country supplied Christopher Columbus with ships?
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
Portugal
d)
France
2.
How did Europeans explorers negatively affect Native Americans?
a)
They shared tools.
b)
They taught made Native Americans become colonists.
c)
They shared ideas.
d)
Europeans enslaved Native Americans, and many died to due to war and disease.
3.
For which country did John Cabot explore?
a)
Spain
b)
Italy
c)
England
d)
France
4.
What products were Europeans seeking that made them search for better trade routes to Asia?
a)
gold, silk, and spices
b)
coal
c)
tools
d)
platinum and ivory
5.
Who was the first to explore the Pacific Ocean?
a)
Jacques Cartier
b)
Henry Hudson
c)
Hernando de Soto
d)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
6.
Why did Christopher Columbus call the Native Americans "Indians?"
a)
He thought he landed in the Carribean Islands.
b)
He thought he landed in India, Asia.
c)
He thought he landed in Africa.
d)
He thought he landed in Antarctica.
7.
Which explorer searched for riches and gold in North America?
a)
Cabot
b)
Ponce de Leon
c)
Cartier
d)
Hudson
8.
Why did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella pay for the voyage of Christopher Columbus?
a)
They hoped he would start his own religion.
b)
They hoped that they would find gold, silk, and spices.
c)
They hoped he would find a new species of animal.
d)
They hoped he would learn a new language.
9.
Who did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella sponsor on a voyage?
a)
Columbus
b)
Cartier
c)
Hudson
d)
Cabot
10.
Who claimed the eastern shores of Canada for England?
a)
Cabot
b)
Balboa
c)
Cartier
d)
Columbus
11.
What rivers did Jacques Cartier discover?
a)
The Gulf of St. Lawrence and the St. Lawrence River.
b)
Hudson Bay and Hudson River
c)
Rio Grande Bay and Rio Grande River
d)
Ohio Lake and the Ohio River
12.
What are the three main reasons for exploration?
a)
3 G's: God, Gold, Glory
b)
3 C's: Cats, Cucumbers, Casts
c)
3 Q's: Queens, Quints, Quizzes
d)
3 S's: Silver, Salmon, Salutations
13.
Lack of funding, distance of travel, weather, and hostile natives are examples of _________.
a)
Obstacles the explorers faced
b)
Things to consider when planning a party
c)
Holidays away from home
d)
Going around in a horse and buggy
14.
Lack of funding, distance of travel, weather, and hostile natives are examples of _________.
a)
Obstacles the explorers faced
b)
Things to consider when planning a party
c)
Holidays away from home
d)
Obstacles that I face at the airport
15.
Why was the Northwest Passage so important?
a)
Explorers were looking to name something the Northwest Passage.
b)
The Northwest Passage was a shorter route to Africa.
c)
Explorers wanted to find a shorter route to Asia.
d)
Explorers wanted to find a shorter route to South America.
16.
What are some examples of how Native Americans and Europeans cooperated with one another?
a)
They traded with one another and taught each other.
b)
They went to war and many died.
c)
The Native Americans were forced off of their land.
d)
Europeans brought Native Americans back to Europe as slaves.
17.
How did European explorations negatively impact Native Americans?
a)
Europeans brought war and disease to Native Americans.
b)
Europeans build European style houses.
c)
Europeans wore different clothing.
d)
Europeans brought over medicine and farm animals to the settlement.
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