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First Contact with Europeans

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name

Class

Date

What are the 4 Kingdoms in the European exploration?

France, England, Spain, and Portugal

Portugal, Italy, Spain and France

France, England, Constantinople, and Spain

Spain, France, Rome, and Italy

Sleek ships that could carry large loads long distances and highly used by explorers.

Telescope

Compass

Astrolabe

Caravel

Which of the following is not a reason people began to explore?

Asian spices

curiosity

spread their religion

convert more people to Islam

What is Columbus known for?

finding a sea route to Asia

sailing around the world

accidentally discovering the Americas

discovering Brazil

Why were countries motivated to colonize the New World?

For fame

For gold, religion, resources and land

For candy, pizza and tacos

For a fresh start

European explorers began exploring because they wanted to find trade routes to....?

the Americas

Bahamas

Asia

Australia

The religion the explorers were aiming to spread in the New World was

Christianity

Islam

Judaism

Polytheism

What did John Cabot do?

Found the Fountain of Youth

Found a longer trade route to Asia.

Found the Pacific Ocean

He was the second European to set foot in Newfoundland

Who went from France to the Gulf of St. Lawrence? (Exploring areas around Montreal)

Christopher Columbus

John Cabot

Jacques Cartier

Vasco da Gama

10.

What years did Jacques Cartier explore Montreal and the St. Lawrence?

1534-1541

1453-1464

1340-1350

1654-1675

11.

Who was motivated by fame to explore the unknown world?

Ship's Captain

Merchants

Church

Mrs. Wilson

12.

What important resource did English and French explorers find on the east coat of North American?

Fish

Gold

Copper

Clams

13.

Why did some Europeans find furs to be a better resource to exploit than fish?

more valuable

easier to obtain

warmer

safer

14.

What is a material that Indigenous received from trade with the Europeans?

Salt

Maple Syrup

Furs

The Bay gift cards

15.

Dry fishery means you preserve the fish using...

Salt

The sun

Ice

Oven

16.

Which voyage did some of Cartier's men die of scurvy?

Voyage 1

Voyage 2

Voyage 3

17.

Why did some of the new settlements fail?

Lack of supplies

Harsh climate

Trade and financial difficulties

All of the above

18.

What was the first trading post?

Tadoussac

Sable Island

Port Royal

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First Contact with Europeans

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

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