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de Soto & Hudson

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This explorer's ship was stuck in ice and his crew revolted against him.

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

2.

Some say that ___________ discovered Georgia, Alabama, and the Mississippi River because he was the first European to go there.

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

Jacques Cartier

3.

Hernando de Soto faced a lot of native resistance. He also

a)

made lots of friends

b)

went to Asia

c)

burned entire villages

4.

Henry Hudson started a

a)

farmer's market

b)

whaling industry

c)

tennis club

5.

Hernando de Soto was born in _________ and sailed for this country also.

a)

Greece

b)

Spain

c)

Italy

6.

Which explorer has more waterways named after him than any other explorer?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Hernando de Soto

c)

Henry Hudson

7.

Which explorer was the LAST to attempt to find a shorter route to Asia?

a)

Columbus

b)

Cabot

c)

de Soto

d)

Hudson

8.

Which TWO diseases did de Soto and his men pass to Native Americans? (must check two)

a)

smallpox

b)

strep throat

c)

measles

d)

Polio

9.

Which word best describes de Soto and Hudson's interactions with Native Americans?

a)

friendly

b)

hostile

c)

nice

d)

kind

10.

Hudson had trading posts and traded with some Native Americans.

a)

False

b)

True