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European Explorers

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following explorers sailed for Spain?

a)

John Cabot

b)

Hernando de Soto

c)

Robert LaSalle

2.

Which of the following explorers sailed for France?

a)

John Cabot

b)

Hernando de Soto

c)

Robert LaSalle

3.

Which of the following explorers sailed for England?

a)

John Cabot

b)

Hernando de Soto

c)

Robert LaSalle

4.

What is a conquistador?

a)

a nickname for a explorer from France

b)

an explorer from Spain who was very aggressive

c)

the name of a ship that Columbus and his men used

5.

Which is true about Christopher Columbus?

a)

He died while sailing around the world.

b)

He was the first to discover North America.

c)

He discovered the West Indies.

6.

Who was known as the first to discover North America?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Leif Erikson (the Vikings)

c)

Hernando de Soto

7.

Which explorer was a Viking?

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

Leif Erikson

8.

Who claimed land along the Mississippi River and named it "Louisiana"?

a)

Robert LaSalle

b)

Hernando de Soto

c)

Christopher Columbus

9.

Who claimed most of the land near modern-day Florida?

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

John Cabot

c)

Henry Hudson

10.

Which is true about Ferdinand Magellan?

a)

He was known as the first explorer to sail around the world.

b)

He sailed for France.

c)

He was the first to discover North America.

11.

The Hudson River and Hudson Bay near New York are named after which explorer?

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

John Cabot

12.

Which explorer sailed near the Arctic Circle to find the Northwest Passage?

a)

John Cabot

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Hernando de Soto