WorksheetsEuropean Explorers
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who explored the southeastern United States and discovered the Mississippi River?
John Cabot
Hernando de Soto
Juan Ponce de Leon
Christopher Columbus
Who sailed for King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella and landed in the Caribbean?
Christopher Columbus
John Boatwright
Sam Scott
Jacques Cartier
Who was the first to see the Pacific Ocean from Panama?
Christopher Columbus
John Doe
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
John Cabot
Who discovered the St. Lawrence River?
Henry Hudson
Casco Nunez
Landon Brown
Jacques Cartier
Which explorer was mutinied? No one knows what happened to him after he was sent adrift on a small raft.
John Cabot
Mark Campbell
Henry Hudson
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Who found a rich fishing area in North America and Canada?
John Cabot
Henry Hudson
Christopher Columbus
Tye Rich
Which explorer helped France get rich with the fur trade?
Henry Hudson
Jacques Cartier
Harry Boon
John Cabot
Where did Columbus really land when he thought he was in Asia?
France
The Netherlands
Caribbean/San Salvador
England
Which three explorers sailed for Spain?
Christopher Columbus, Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Hernando de Soto
Hernando de Soto, Jacques Cartier, John Cabot
Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, Juan Ponce de Leon
Henry Hudson, John Cabot, Jacques Cartier
Which explorer has a river and a bay in present-day New York named after them?
Harry Potter
Henry Hudson
Christopher Columbus
John Cabot
Which of the following was the main obstacle Hernando do Soto faced?
no maps
continual battles with the Native Americans
disease
fear of the unknown
The Spanish explorers wanted to _____________.
find gold, silk, spices, and to spread Christianity.
find freedom.
start a new life.
find silk.
The French explorers wanted to______________.
get rich.
make a profit from fur.
find gold.
find spices and freedom.
