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Coronado/Cabot/Motivations, Obstacles, Accomplishments

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What ocean was used to travel to the "New World?"
a)
Southern 
b)
Atlantic
c)
Pacific
d)
Indian
2.

Who was Coronado's sponsor country?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

England

3.
Which one of these is a religious motivating force?
a)
gold
b)
ships
c)
christianity
d)
building an empire
4.
Which one of these is an obstacle explorers faced?
a)
good maps
b)
good health
c)
Lack of adequate supplies
d)
gold
5.

Poor maps and poor navigational tools are examples of _____

a)

motivations

b)

obstacles

c)

accomplishments

6.

What land is Coronado credited for finding for his country?

a)

The Southeast Territory of the U.S.

b)

The Southwest Territory of the U.S.

c)

The Eastern part of Canada

d)

The Northwest Coast of the U.S.

7.

What was Cabot searching for?

a)

The Seven Cities of Gold

b)

The Silk Road

c)

The Southwest Desert

d)

The Northwest Passage

8.

What years did Coronado explore on his expedition?

a)

1497-1499

b)

1517-1519

c)

1540-1542

d)

1550-1552

9.

Another word for conqueror.

a)

slavery

b)

colony

c)

conquistador

d)

expedition

10.

Which legend did Coronado hear about that he wanted to find?

a)

New Spain

b)

The Zuni Pueblo

c)

Seven Cities of Cibola

d)

North America

11.

Which of these are economic motivations of explorers? (choose 3) (having to do with making money)

a)

Finding Gold

b)

Finding Natural Resources

c)

Finding better trade routes

d)

Spreading Christianity

12.

All of these are obstacles explorers faced: (choose 4)

a)

Poor maps and navigational tools

b)

Disease and starvation

c)

Fear of the unknown

d)

Lack of adequate supplies

e)

Exchanging goods and ideas

13.

What was John Cabot's real name?

a)

John Smith

b)

Giovanni Caboto

c)

Giovanni Cabot

14.

John Cabot was responsible for finding the following country?

a)

Italy

b)

Spain

c)

Canada

15.
What country sponsored John Cabot's expedition?
a)
Spain
b)
Italy
c)
England
d)
America
16.

Which explorer claimed the southwest United States for Spain?

a)

Francisco Coronado

b)

Robert La Salle

c)

Samuel de Champlain

d)

John Cabot

17.

Why was trading with Asia so difficult in the early 1400s for Europeans? Check all that apply.

a)

Sailing the water routes was too difficult / or were unknown by the Europeans. (select 2)

b)

The land routes were long and very expensive.

c)

The people of Asia refused to trade with Europeans.

d)

There weren't very many goods in Asia that Europeans wanted.

18.
American Indians often died of diseases that did not kill Europeans because
a)
they had not been previously exposed to those diseases
b)
their diets were not as rich in vegetables and minerals
c)
Indian medicine was not as good as Spanish medicine
d)
Indians were not in very good physical condition
19.

Which of the following did John Cabot hope to discover? (pg. 79)

a)

Newfoundland

b)

The Northwest Passage

c)

New York

d)

Virginia

20.

Why did the Europeans value spices and want to travel to Asia for them? (3 answers)

a)

to preserve food

b)

to use in cakes and desserts

c)

to hide the taste of bad meat

d)

to improve the taste of foods