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WorksheetsChapter 2 Lessons 10-14
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
What allows ships to sail into the wind?
oars
France
small triangular sails
quadrant
Which settlement made an agreement with the Iroquois and Hurons, to establish trading, and was hindered?
New Netherlands
New France
New Brunswick
Canary Island
What gives ships power?
motors
big square sails
paddles
quadrant
A quadrant allows sailors to know which direction they are traveling in.
True
False
Who set foot on an island in the Americas in 1492?
Vasco da Gama
Columbus
Prince Henry
Las Casas
What helps to calculate the angle of the sun so that sailors can determine their exact location.
compass
quadrant
sails
the pope
Who explored the coast of Africa for Portugal?
Las Casas
Columbus
Dias
Vasco da Gama
Who wanted to be the first to sail from Europe to India
Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Las Casas
Prince Henry
Who helped Portugal become skilled at exploration?
the pope
Prince Henry
Dias
Columbus
Eventually he declared that the Indians did have souls.
Vasco de Gama
the pope
Prince Henry
Columbus
Where did Columbus go after sailing along the coast of Africa?
USA
The Canary Island
New France
New Netherlands
Which settlement was governed by Peter Stuyvesant and named the capital New Amsterdam.
New York
New Netherland
New France
New Africa
