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WorksheetsEarly Explorers Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
These people were warriors, farmers, and loved telling stories. They discovered Iceland and Greenland.
Vikings
Marco Polo
Ferdinand Magellan
Henry Hudson
He explored the northeastern coast of North America
John Cabot
Hernando de Soto
Fransisco Pizarro
Jacques Cartier
He explored the St. Lawrence River up to Montreal for France
John Cabot
Jacques Cartier
Hernan Cortez
Sir Francis Drake
Explorers were trying to find a shortcut to _____________.
Europe
Africa
Asia
Antarctica
What two resources became very important in Early Canada?
wheat and canola
fish and timber
fur and fish
gold and fur
What was the beaver pelt primarily used for?
coats
hats
gloves
blankets
What fur trading company was owned by the British?
Hudson's Bay Company
North West Company
What fur trading company was owned by the British?
Both Europeans and Indigenous people benefited from the fur trade.
true
false
Italian explorer who helped England gain land and wealth.
Giovanni Caboto
Amerigo Vespucci
Christopher Columbus
Juan Ponce de Leon
French explorer who claimed the area around the St. Lawrence River.
Jaques Cartier
Henry Hudson
Amerigo Vespucci
Giovanni de Verrazano
hired English explorer who explored Canada
Martin Frobisher
Giovanni da Verrazzano
Jacques Cartier
Henry Hudson
Cartier explored the northern part of the "new world", which was which country?
Bahamas
France
Canada
Which river did Cartier discover?
Mississippi River
St. Lawrence River
Hudson River
What country did Champlain originate from?
Canada
Portugal
France
Spain
According to the reading, what were 3 other benefits of contact between the First Nations and Europeans? (6 sentences minimum)
(a)
