WorksheetsEuropean Explorers
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What country sponsored John Cabot's expedition?
a)
Spain
b)
Italy
c)
England
d)
America
2.
John Cabot's goal was to?
a)
Find the Fountain of Youth
b)
Find a shorter trade route to Asia.
c)
Find the Pacific Ocean
d)
Find Puerto Rico
3.
Why did Europeans want spices from Asia?
a)
Spices help preserve food and mask flavors of spoiled food.
b)
Spices were not grown in Europe, so they had to be traded with Asian markets.
c)
Spices were used in making medicine, perfumes, and incenses.
d)
all of the above
4.
He took a very short route to Canada and landed in Newfoundland.
a)
Cartier
b)
Columbus
c)
Cabot
5.
Area B on the map is called _________________.
a)
Eastern Canada
b)
Quebec
c)
Mississippi River Valley
d)
Southwest
6.
Area A on the map is called _________________.
a)
Eastern Canada
b)
Quebec
c)
Mississippi River Valley
d)
Southwest
7.
Area C on the map is called _________________.
a)
Eastern Canada
b)
Quebec
c)
Mississippi River Valley
d)
Southwest
8.
Area D on the map is called _________________.
a)
Eastern Canada
b)
Quebec
c)
Mississippi River Valley
d)
Southwest
9.
Who explored area D on the map?
a)
Francisco Coronado
b)
Robert la Salle
c)
John Cabot
d)
Samuel de Champlain
10.
Who explored area C on the map?
a)
Francisco Coronado
b)
Robert la Salle
c)
John Cabot
d)
Samuel de Champlain
11.
Who explored area B on the map?
a)
Francisco Coronado
b)
Robert la Salle
c)
John Cabot
d)
Samuel de Champlain
12.
Who explored area A on the map?
a)
Francisco Coronado
b)
Robert la Salle
c)
John Cabot
d)
Samuel de Champlain
13.
Which explorer is from Spain?
a)
Francisco Coronado
b)
Robert la Salle
c)
John Cabot
d)
Samuel de Champlain
14.
Which explorer is from France?
a)
Francisco Coronado
b)
Samuel de Champlain
c)
John Cabot
d)
Sebastian Michaelis
15.
Who explored Eastern Canada?
a)
Francisco Coronado
b)
Samuel de Champlain
c)
John Cabot
d)
Robert la Salle
16.
Who explored the Mississippi River Valley?
a)
Francisco Coronado
b)
Samuel de Champlain
c)
John Cabot
d)
Robert la Salle
17.
Who explored Quebec, Canada?
a)
Francisco Coronado
b)
Samuel de Champlain
c)
John Cabot
d)
Robert la Salle
18.
Who explored the Southwest U.S.?
a)
Francisco Coronado
b)
Samuel de Champlain
c)
John Cabot
d)
Robert la Salle
19.
While exploring the southwest, Francisco Coronado would have met which tribe?
a)
Pueblo
b)
Iroquois
c)
Inuit
d)
Lakota
20.
Which river below did the Spanish see while exploring the Southwest?
a)
Colorado River
b)
Ohio River
c)
Columbia River
d)
St. Lawrence River
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