WorksheetsCartier & Balboa
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
Cartier explored land in the northern part of the "new world” which is now part of
Bahamas
France
Canada
Balboa was a Spanish
maid
shoe maker
conquistador
banker
Cartier traveled and explored the __________________ River.
Mississippi
Flint
St. Lawrence
__________________ was the first European to travel to the Pacific Ocean.
Balboa
Cartier
Columbus
Which was an obstacle or challenge that Vasco Nunez de Balboa and his men faced?
shipworms & leaky ships
blizzards & snowstorms
imprisonment
Which explorer sailed for France and claimed the area known as Canada for France?
Cabot
Balboa
Cartier
Vasco Nunez de Balboa forced the natives into ________ and made them work their own land.
friendship
royalty
slavery
Who did Cartier kidnap and hold for ransom?
the King's daughters
the explorer's crew
the Chief's sons
Check TWO forms of harsh weather that Jacques Cartier and his men faced.
hot, humid temperatures
icy waters
earthquakes
terrible snowstorms
Balboa hoped to gain success like Columbus. He was also searching for
cotton
gold
maps
