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European Explorers Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Explorer that discovered the St. Lawrence River.

a)

John Cabot

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Hernando de Soto

2.

Has a river and bay named after him.

a)

Henry Hudson

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Ponce de Leon

d)

John Cabot

3.

Helped get France rich with fur trade.

a)

John Cabot

b)

Jacques Cartier

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Vasco de Balboa

4.

Henry Hudson and John Cabot sailed for this country.

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

England

d)

China

5.

First explorer to see the Pacific Ocean from Panama.

a)

Vasco Núñez de Balboa

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Hernado de Soto

d)

Hernan Cortez

6.

Explored the southeastern United States and was the first European to see the Mississippi River.

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Hernando de Soto

d)

Leif Erickson

7.

The movement of people, plants, animals, and germs across the Atlantic Ocean that began after Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas.

a)

Columbian Exchange

b)

encomienda

c)

conquistador

d)

currency

8.

What happened after John Cabot

returned to England and told about the rich fishing area off of Canada that he had found?

a)

The king of England made Cabot pay him back the

money he had paid him for the voyage

b)

No one returned to the area Cabot had found

because it was too cold

c)

More European fishing boats began sailing off the

coast of Canada

d)

John Cabot was no longer allowed to be an explorer

9.

Columbus gave the name “Indians”

to the Taino people of North

America. What is the reason he

decided to call them that?

a)

He thought he was in Africa

b)

He thought he was in Australia

c)

He thought he was in Portugal

d)

He thought he was in India

10.

Jacques Cartier continued France’s

search for a water route to Asia by

sailing up the ________.

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Hudson Bay

c)

St. Lawrence River

d)

Mississippi River

11.

What is one way that Indians showed Explorers cooperation?

a)

different languages

b)

different cultures

c)

claiming land

d)

sharing crops

12.

Which was NOT a result of exploration?

a)

Europeans explored new lands

b)

Europeans brought illnesses over

c)

Indians were given land in Europe

d)

Europeans claimed land for their countries

13.

Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 G's?

a)

God

b)

gold

c)

goddess

d)

glory

14.

Which of the following was NOT a reason for European Exploration?

a)

To find a shorter and safer route to Asia

b)

To look for Europeans that had been lost

c)

To spread the Christian religion

d)

To search for gold

15.

How did trade lead to conflict between the European Explorers and American Indians?

a)

New foods were produced in Europe and the new world

b)

Diseases were spread and caused many deaths

c)

New tools were used for hunting and farming

d)

They used cattle and horses for farming