WorksheetsEuropean Explorers Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Explorer that discovered the St. Lawrence River.
John Cabot
Henry Hudson
Jacques Cartier
Hernando de Soto
Has a river and bay named after him.
Henry Hudson
Ferdinand Magellan
Ponce de Leon
John Cabot
Helped get France rich with fur trade.
John Cabot
Jacques Cartier
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco de Balboa
Henry Hudson and John Cabot sailed for this country.
Spain
France
England
China
First explorer to see the Pacific Ocean from Panama.
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Christopher Columbus
Hernado de Soto
Hernan Cortez
Explored the southeastern United States and was the first European to see the Mississippi River.
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernan Cortes
Hernando de Soto
Leif Erickson
The movement of people, plants, animals, and germs across the Atlantic Ocean that began after Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas.
Columbian Exchange
encomienda
conquistador
currency
What happened after John Cabot
returned to England and told about the rich fishing area off of Canada that he had found?
The king of England made Cabot pay him back the
money he had paid him for the voyage
No one returned to the area Cabot had found
because it was too cold
More European fishing boats began sailing off the
coast of Canada
John Cabot was no longer allowed to be an explorer
Columbus gave the name “Indians”
to the Taino people of North
America. What is the reason he
decided to call them that?
He thought he was in Africa
He thought he was in Australia
He thought he was in Portugal
He thought he was in India
Jacques Cartier continued France’s
search for a water route to Asia by
sailing up the ________.
Gulf of Mexico
Hudson Bay
St. Lawrence River
Mississippi River
What is one way that Indians showed Explorers cooperation?
different languages
different cultures
claiming land
sharing crops
Which was NOT a result of exploration?
Europeans explored new lands
Europeans brought illnesses over
Indians were given land in Europe
Europeans claimed land for their countries
Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 G's?
God
gold
goddess
glory
Which of the following was NOT a reason for European Exploration?
To find a shorter and safer route to Asia
To look for Europeans that had been lost
To spread the Christian religion
To search for gold
How did trade lead to conflict between the European Explorers and American Indians?
New foods were produced in Europe and the new world
Diseases were spread and caused many deaths
New tools were used for hunting and farming
They used cattle and horses for farming
