WorksheetsOklahoma 5th grade Harcourt social studies chapter 3
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 15mins
Who was the leader of the Spanish conquistadors who conquered the Aztecs?
Jacques Cartier
Sir Walter Raleigh
Hernando Cortes
Hernando de Soto
Which Spanish conquistador ordered his soldiers to kill the Inca Emperor?
Tiquantum
Sir Walter Raleigh
Hernando de Soto
Francisco Pizaro
Which Spanish explorers search for the seven cities of gold and claimed the southwestern United States for Spain?
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Jacques Cartier
Tisquantum
Juan Ponce de Leon
Which explorer claimed all of what is today the southeastern United States for Spain?
Hernando Cortes
Hernando De Soto
Francisco Pizzaro
Henry Hudson
Which explorer crossed the Isthmus of Panama and reached the Pacific ocean?
Juan Ponce de Leon
Leif Erickson
Hernando de Soto
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Which group of Europeans were first to explore North America?
The Dutch
The English
The Vikings
The Broncos
Which explorer was sponsored by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain in 1492?
Jacques Cartier
Juan Ponce de Leon
Christopher Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
Which explorers crew sailed around the world?
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernando de Soto
Giovanni Caboto
Amerigo Vespucci
Which explorer claim for Holland much of what is now the state of New York and surrounding areas?
Juan Ponce de Leon
Vasco de Gama
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Henry Hudson
What did Verrazano, Cartier and Hudson search for in North America?
The seven cities of gold
The fountain of youth
The Inca Empire
The Northwest passage
Which Spanish explorer looks for the fountain of youth and named present-day Florida?
Vasquez de Coronado
Juan ponce de Leon
Hernando de Soto
Henry Hudson
Which explorer traveled to China and returned to tell stories of his travels?
Giovanni Caboto
William Bradford
John Smith
Marco Polo
What person explored the St. Lawrence river and claimed land for France?
Henry Hudson
Hernando de Soto
Jacques Cartier
Amerigo Vespucci
America is named after this explorer
Jacques Cartier
John Smith
Amerigo Vespucci
Henry Hudson
What tragedy took place during Henry Hudson's last voyage?
They lost all of their gold
His crew mutinied and sent him out to sea alone.
They were shipwrecked
The Pirates got them
What new technology, or scientific knowledge and tools , improved navigation in the 1400s?
maps and globes
compass and astrolabe
sailboats and ores
fishing nets and compass
