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WorksheetsEuropean Explorers 4th Grade
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 17mins
What were the three things Europeans were searching for?
Fame
God
Gold
Glory
Ammunition
European Explorers set out to sail West in search of new land, riches, and trading routes in the late _______.
900s
2000s
1600s
1400s
Although Christopher Columbus was an Italian sea captain, he actually sailed for _______________.
The Orient
Spain
France
United States
During the Age of Exploration, Europe looked for sea routes to the East in order to __________.
spread Christianity
colonize new territories
find a faster trade route to Asia
gain military advantage
If you're happy and you know it...
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Columbus thought that he had arrived at the ___________, and therefore called the Natives he met Indians.
Asia
India
America
Native America
What was the most common religion practiced in Europe during the period of exploration?
Catholicism
Judaism
Buddhism
Atheism
What was the main accomplishment of exploration?
Learning to grow crops from Native Americans
Natural resources like large forest and fish
The discovery of new lands
Riches and valuable gold
Christopher Columbus thought he had reached India, but he had really landed in______.
Canada
Africa
Florida
The Bahamas
What do you think Ms. Dillow is having, a boy or a girl?
BOY
GIRL
True or False: The majority of Europeans believed that the Native Americans were savages and treated them harshly.
True
False
A cartographer is someone who __________________________________________________________.
creates and designs maps.
studies indigenous people and their land.
sails and navigates a voyage.
draws pictures of land.
Cabeza de Vaca and his crew were caught in a storm. The few survivors were captured by the ___________________ Indians. After _____ years of slavery, de Vaca finally escaped.
Karankawa, 6
Asian, 1,000,000,000
Aztec, 16
Comanche, 6
Rene La Salle was a French explorer that claimed land everywhere he went. He named the land ___________________, in honor of King Louis XIV.
The Bahamas
Louisiana
Texas
Louis
After La Salle landed on the coast of Texas, his people quickly realized that Texas was very different from France. Colonists struggled due to: (Choose 3)
Poor weather
Illness
Scarce food
Limited resources
Unfriendly natives
What is one of the main reasons the French wanted to explore and travel west?
Freedom of religion
Fur trading routes
Claim new territory
Meet new people
Which explorer is most famously known for making connections between Europeans and the Americas?
Columbus
Vespucci
La Salle
Cortes
What are two things that the Native Americans wanted from the Europeans?
Ammunition for weapons
Traded goods
Protection
Technology
Where did Ms. Bickerton go in January?
Disney World
Universal
Miami
Utah
Explorer
person who travels to unknown places
Conquistador
Spanish conqueror for claimed lands for their country
Glory
recognition, what conquerors were hoping for
Gold
expensive metal that explorers were in search of
Conqueror
person looking to win more land for their country
What is the name of Ms. Bickerton's godson's name?
Brantley Marshall
Ronald Weasley
Luke Bryan
Rylan DeWayne
Colony
new settlement in a new place
Presidio
a military fort set up by the Spanish
Mission
a settlement set up to spread Christianity
Guide
a person that shows a group the way
Mestizo
a person of mixed ancestry, especially Native American and Spanish
Voyage
a long journey involving travel by sea or in space
What is another name that refers to Asia?
Asian Continent
Eastern Europe
The New World
The Orient
