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WorksheetsAge of Exploration
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
He was sponsored by England and discovered Hudson Bay and New York.
Henry Hudson
Jacques Cartier
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Hernando De Soto
This English explorer founded Canada.
Henry Hudson
Jacques Cartier
John Cabot
Vasco de Gama
This Spanish explorer founded America in 1492.
Henry Hudson
Jacques Cartier
Christopher Columbus
Pocahontas
What is maize another word for?
Corn
Lettuce
Onion
Apple
Why did the Europeans explore?
Gold
Spread Religious Beliefs
Gain Land
All of the above
How did the Native Americans help the European Explorers?
Fought with them.
Taught them farming techniques.
Gave them money.
Danced with them.
Which of the following choices are things that European explorers brought to North America?
Diseases
Animals
Weapons
All of the above
What new thing that the European explorers brought to America killed over 90 percent of the Native Americans?
Food
Horses
Diseases
Money
What is the MAIN thing that the Europeans took from the Native Americans?
Their land.
Their clothes.
Their books.
Their money.
When Europeans needed help building houses they used captured Native Americans as ________________?
Friends.
Family.
Slaves.
Cousins.
Which of these are animals that Europeans brought to America?
Penguins, Seals, Polar Bears
Horses, Sheep, Pigs
Tigers, Lions, Bears
Birds, Ducks, Seagulls
What happened to the Anasazi tribe?
They ruled the world.
They disappeared.
They lived for a long time.
They stayed in their homes.
Which of these choices is NOT a region in America that Native Americans lived in?
Eastern Woodlands
Northwest
Great Plains
Hawaii
What was the main type of dwelling that the Great Plains tribes lived in that was made from buffalo skin?
Teepee
Apartment
Tent
Cave
What two Native American tribes lived in Mexico?
Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull
Maya and Aztec
Pocahontas and John Smith
Geronimo and Sacagawea
