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explorers

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I am an Italian explorer who was hired by the King of England to go out exploring after Columbus. I landed on what is today Newfoundland, but I thought I was in Asia.

a)

Cartier

b)

Cabot

c)

Columbus

d)

Balboa

2.
Which was not an obstacle for the explorers?
a)
Lack of supplies
b)
Poor maps
c)
disease
d)
leaky boats
3.
Who sponsored Christopher Columbus and Juan Ponce de Leon?
a)
England
b)
Spain
c)
France
d)
Germany
4.
Who sponsored Jacques Cartier?
a)
England
b)
Spain
c)
France
d)
Germany
5.
Where did Christopher Columbus land?
a)
Jamestown, Virginia
b)
Quebec, Canada
c)
St. Augustine, Florida
d)
San Salvador, Bahamas
6.

Which river did Jacques Cartier explore around?

a)

James River

b)

St. Lawrence River

c)

Chattahoochee River

d)

Mississippi River

7.
Which continent did our explorers all come from?
a)
North America
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)
Asia
8.
Across which ocean did our explorers all sail?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
9.
The route shown here is 
a)
John Cabot's
b)
Marco Polo's
c)
Henry Hudson's
d)
Verezano's
10.

Who discovered the Saint Lawrence River?

a)

Cartier

b)

Cabot

c)

Hudson

d)

Columbus

11.

Who was the explorer who explored the southeast United States?

a)

de Soto

b)

Balboa

c)

Columbus

d)

Hudson

12.

Who founded the Hudson Bay?

a)

Magellan

b)

Hudson

c)

Columbus

d)

de Soto

13.

Whose crew put him in a boat and no one knows what happened to him?

a)

Columbus

b)

Hudson

c)

Magellan

d)

de Soto

14.
He was born in Italy and sponsored by Spain. He landed in the Bahamas and thought he was in Asia.
a)
Columbus
b)
Balboa
c)
Cabot
d)
Hudson
15.
He was sponsored by France and discovered the St. Lawrence River.
a)
Cabot
b)
Columbus
c)
Cartier
16.
He founded Canada for England.
a)
Henry Hudson
b)
Jacques Cartier
c)
John Cabot
d)
Newfoundland
17.

He discovered the Pacific Ocean after going through the jungles of Panama.

a)

Columbus

b)

Cabot

c)

de Soto

d)

Balboa

18.
Sponsored by France
a)
Columbus
b)
de Soto
c)
Cabot
d)
Cartier
19.
Explorers wanted to sail to be powerful!  The "G" that stands for this out of the 3 Gs is 
a)
God
b)
Gold
c)
Glory
20.
All explorers wanted this so that they could get rich!  I was not always shiny, but it was always used to make money!
a)
Gold
b)
God
c)
Glory
21.
Who sailed from England to Canada?
a)
Columbus
b)
Cabot
c)
Cartier
d)
Hudson
22.
Who went from France to the Gulf of St. Lawrence?
a)
Columbus
b)
Cabot
c)
Cartier
23.
What nation sponsored Columbus´s expedition in 1492?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Italy
d)
England
24.
What is a benefit of exploring?
a)
gold
b)
spread of religion
c)
new land and products
d)
all of the choices
25.
Which of the following was a reason for European exploration?
a)
shorter route to asia
b)
gold, wealth, and fame
c)
to spread Christianity
d)
all of the choice
26.
Which explorer led an expedition to America and laid claim to the Hudson River?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Henry Hudson
c)
Hernando  De Soto
d)
Vasco Balboa
27.
Which explorer discovered the Pacific Ocean?
a)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
b)
Jacques Cartier
c)
John Cabot
d)
Christopher Columbus?
28.
What was the reason the Spanish wanted to explore?
a)
to find gold and spread Christianity
b)
to develop a profitable fur trade
c)
to colonize and grow cash crops
d)
trade for technology and manufactured
29.
Why did the French explore?
a)
to find gold and spread Christianity
b)
develop a profitable fur trade
c)
to form new colonize and grow cash crops
d)
trade for technology and manufactured items
30.
Why did the English want to explorer?
a)
find gold and spread Christianity
b)
develop a profitable fur trade
c)
colonize and grow cash crops
d)
trade for technology and manufacture items
31.
What were the major conflicts between the American Indians and the explorers
a)
money and power
b)
fame
c)
land/property ownership
d)
all of the choices
32.
What was one of Henry Hudson's obstacles?
a)
poisoned food
b)
sinking ship
c)
stormy weather
d)
cold weather
33.
What was a problem all the explorers faced?
a)
no t.v.
b)
no cell phone
c)
running out of food and supplies
d)
no electricity
34.
Which country gave Jacques Cartier money for his trip?
a)
France
b)
England
c)
Spain
35.
John Cabot and Jacques Cartier both explored which area of land?
a)
Mexico
b)
Canada
c)
Spain
36.
Henry Hudson explored New York and found a river now named the ________ River.
a)
New York
b)
China
c)
Hudson
d)
Atlantic
37.
These explorers faced many obstacles.  What is an obstacle?
a)
something that blocks your way or causes problems
b)
an animal
c)
things that are good for you and help you
38.
What did the Europeans call the land they explored?
a)
Africa
b)
the New World
c)
the wilderness
39.
Which explorer was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean?
a)
John Cabot
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
40.
Why did the explorers have trouble finding crew members to go with them?
a)
everyone was happy in their own jobs
b)
they were afraid of the unknown
c)
they didn't like to sail
41.
Which explorer sailed for the New World FIRST?
a)
Hudson
b)
Columbus
42.

Hendy Hudson explored the Hudson River that runs along the city that is now ____________.

a)

New York City

b)

Las Vegas

c)

San Francisco

d)

New Haven

43.

John Cabot was searching for the Northwest Passage, but found the area in Canada that is now ____________.

a)

Newfoundland

b)

Newhammer

c)

Q

d)

Newlostland

44.

Most early European explorers in the Americas were looking for a shortcut to Asia called the ____________.

a)

Northwest Passage

b)

South Passage

c)

Eastern Shore Passageway

d)

Curly Mountain Passage

45.
Hernando do Soto was from what country?
a)
Spain
b)
Italy
c)
England
d)
Norway
46.
Spanish explorers and conquerors were called _____________________.
a)
conquistadors
b)
priests
c)
Vikings
d)
legends
47.
Which explorer was left at sea in the Hudson Bay by his crewmates?
a)
John Cabot
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Samuel de Champlain
48.
Hudson, Cabot and Champlain were all looking for the Northwest Passage (a way to Asia by traveling north in the New World). Did any of them ever find it?
a)
yes
b)
no
49.
De Soto and his men found which important North American river?
a)
Ohio River
b)
Missouri River
c)
Mississippi River
d)
Hudson River
50.

Did most European explorers find what they were looking for in the New World?

a)

Yes

b)

No

51.

Jacques Cartier was successful by starting ____ for France.

a)

gold mining

b)

fur trading with American Indians

c)

explorations for the St. Lawrence River

d)

a math camp

52.

What are the 3 G's?

a)

Gold, Glory, Great

b)

Gold, God, Gifts

c)

Glory, Gold, Gems

d)

Gold, Glory, God

53.

Explorers did not know how long it would take to reach land, so they needed a lot of...

a)

money and gifts

b)

gifts and supplies

c)

food and supplies

d)

food and pencils

54.

What does COOPERATE mean?

a)

get along with

b)

fight with

c)

steal from

d)

sail back home

55.

Which explorer had major conflicts with the American Indians?

a)

de Soto

b)

Cartier

c)

Columbus

d)

Cabot

56.

European nations wanted the natural resources (raw goods) like timber, coal, and animal furs which will be manufactured into finished goods in Europe like furniture and clothes.

This is called....

a)

mercantilism

b)

making things

c)

missionary

d)

competition

57.

The Northwest Passage is a water route from...

a)

the Atlantic to the Pacific through northern Canada

b)

the pacific to the Atlantic through Washington

58.

Henry Hudson's crew mutinied when he would not let them return home to England. The angry crew members put Hudson on a small boat, and he was never heard from again.

a)

true

b)

false

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