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WorksheetsExplorer Unit 2 Assessment Practice
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What explorer's ship was the first to sail around the world?
LaSalle
DeSoto
Magellan
Polo
What ocean did Magellan name?
Atlantic
Pacific
Arctic
Indian
What did Magellan's voyage prove?
That Asia was much farther away and smaller than Columbus thought.
That it only takes 10 days to sail around the world.
That traveling east is the only way to get to Asia.
That there are sea monsters.
What motivated Hernando DeSoto to explore?
fur
spices
Northwest passage
gold
Why did DeSoto's men desert him?
native attacks
he was too stern
ship sank
no food
What did DeSoto accomplish?
He gathered information about the land.
He discovered the Mississippi River.
He claimed land in Southeastern U.S.
All of the above.
What motivated Henry Hudson to explore?
Northwest passage
fur
To find the Mississippi River
to prove the earth was flat
What was one of the Hudson's accomplished?
He found gold.
He landed in Asia.
He claimed land in New York.
He lived with the Natives.
Why did Robert LaSalle want to explore?
Bahamas
sea monsters
gold
fur-trade routes
Why was the King impressed when LaSalle claimed the mouth of the Mississippi River?
It did not freeze and was good fur-trading routes.
The water was beautiful.
They could fit may ships on it.
They could sail on it anytime they wanted.
How did LaSalle die?
Got ill
fever
His men killed him.
Natives killed him.
What was an obstacle LaSalle had to overcome?
Sea monsters
His ship with furs was stolen.
He couldn't sail on frozen waters.
A fight with Henry Hudson.
Which explorer sailed for both England and Dutch?
Hudson
DeSoto
LaSalle
Magellan
Who marooned some of his men to gain authority?
Hudson
DeSoto
LaSalle
Magellan
