WorksheetsEarly Explorers Summative
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
- What country sponsored Christopher Columbus' voyage to the New World?
Spain
France
England
Portugal
What were the 3 main countries that sent explorers to the New World?
England, France, and the Bahamas
England, France, and Spain
Germany, France, and Ireland
Italy, Spain, and Portugal
To go all of the way around the Earth is to _____________.
Equate
Latitudinate
Circumnavigate
Circulate
Henry the Navigator was an explorer for the country of __________.
England
France
Spain
Portugal
When Hernando Cortez explored the New World, he ended up conquering the ___________ people.
Inca
Pueblo
Anasazi
Aztec
European explorers were sent to the New World for
gold, spices, and ships
gold, land, and to convert the native peoples to Christianity
silver, pearls, and slaves
slaves, navigators, and cartographers
Who is called the father of New France?
La Salle
Cartier
Cabot
Champlain
The English explorer whose crow left him adrift in Hudson Bay is __________.
Henry Huggins
Charlie Hudson
Henry Hudson
Henry Cabot
Jacques Cartier claimed the region that is now __________ for France.
The United States
Mexico
Canada
Cuba
Robert la Salle explored this body of water: ______________.
Lake Champlain
Hudson River
Mississippi River
New Orleans River
