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Chapter 2 Lessons 10-14

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What allows ships to sail into the wind?

a)

oars

b)

France

c)

small triangular sails

d)

quadrant

2.

Which settlement made an agreement with the Iroquois and Hurons, to establish trading, and was hindered?

a)

New Netherlands

b)

New France

c)

New Brunswick

d)

Canary Island

3.

What gives ships power?

a)

motors

b)

big square sails

c)

paddles

d)

quadrant

4.

A quadrant allows sailors to know which direction they are traveling in.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Who set foot on an island in the Americas in 1492?

a)

Vasco da Gama

b)

Columbus

c)

Prince Henry

d)

Las Casas

6.

What helps to calculate the angle of the sun so that sailors can determine their exact location.

a)

compass

b)

quadrant

c)

sails

d)

the pope

7.

Who explored the coast of Africa for Portugal?

a)

Las Casas

b)

Columbus

c)

Dias

d)

Vasco da Gama

8.

Who wanted to be the first to sail from Europe to India

a)

Columbus

b)

Vasco da Gama

c)

Las Casas

d)

Prince Henry

9.

Who helped Portugal become skilled at exploration?

a)

the pope

b)

Prince Henry

c)

Dias

d)

Columbus

10.

Eventually he declared that the Indians did have souls.

a)

Vasco de Gama

b)

the pope

c)

Prince Henry

d)

Columbus

11.

Where did Columbus go after sailing along the coast of Africa?

a)

USA

b)

The Canary Island

c)

New France

d)

New Netherlands

12.

Which settlement was governed by Peter Stuyvesant and named the capital New Amsterdam.

a)

New York

b)

New Netherland

c)

New France

d)

New Africa