WorksheetsEuropean Explorers
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
Which European explorer led three expeditions along the St. Lawrence River?
a)
John Cabot
b)
Jacques Cartier
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Juan Ponce de Leon
3.
Which European Explorer proved the existence of a shorter route across the northern Atlantic Ocean-- later this would help the British form other colonies in North American?
a)
John Cabot
b)
Hernando de Soto
c)
Jacques Cartier
d)
Juan Ponce de Leon
4.
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
5.
He was sponsored by France and discovered the St. Lawrence River.
a)
Cabot
b)
Columbus
c)
Cartier
6.
He discovered the Pacific Ocean
a)
Columbus
b)
Cabot
c)
de Soto
d)
Balboa
7.
What Island did Columbus first land on?
a)
San Juan
b)
San Salvador
c)
Cuba
d)
Florida
8.
What current state did Juan Ponce de Leon first explore?
a)
b)
c)
d)
9.
Direct sea route through America that Europeans hoped to find
a)
Panama Canal
b)
Northwest passage
c)
St. Lawrence River
d)
Erie Canal
10.
Samuel Champlain helped discover what Canadian city?
a)
Montreal
b)
Toronto
c)
Saskatchewan
d)
Quebec City
11.
Shortcut from Europe to Asia that was never found.
a)
Northwest Passage
b)
Contagious Diseases
c)
Conquistadors
12.
Explorers were able to reach and explore new lands because of improved navigation tools.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Which European country sponsored Christopher Columbus' voyages?
a)
England
b)
Mexico
c)
France
d)
Spain
14.
What is the Strait of Magellan?
a)
a passage through Africa
b)
ruler for explorers
c)
a waterway near the tip of South America
d)
a way to the South Pole
15.
Who was the first man to sail around the world, even if he never completed the trip...
a)
Columbus
b)
Magellan
c)
Cabot
d)
Ponce de Leon
16.
He explored South America and sent maps home, the continent was named after him
a)
Amerigo Vespucci
b)
Jacques Cartier
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
John Cabot
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