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WorksheetsUnit 2 Lesson 5 Quiz: Searching for a Northwest Passage
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 41mins
Which of the following was John Cabot hoping to discover?
Newfoundland
New York
Virginia
a Northwest Passage
Colonists from Newfoundland sent ______________________ back to Europe after discovering an abundant resource. (79)
bananas
fish
cotton
gold
____________________ hired Henry Hudson to find the Northwest Passage.
The Dutch East India Company
Queen Isabelle
King Henry the Great
Mr. Perry
The Northwest Passage...
was never actually discoverd
runs through New Lothrop
cuts North America in half
helped merchants get to Asia faster
A 'merchant company' was...
a group of religious missionaries
a group of businessmen who helped pay for exploratory voyages
a group of explorers trying to find a Northwest Passage
a group of Native Americans trading with settlers
Why did merchants hope to find a Northwest Passage?
they hoped to find a faster route to Africa
they hoped to find a safer route to South America
they hoped to find a faster route to the Indies
they hoped to find a safer route to New Lothrop Elementary
Both John Cabot and Giovanni da Verrazano were searching for the ___________________________________________.
merchant company
Northwest Passage
Fountain of Youth
the Hudson Bay
A ___________________________________ was a group of people that helped pay for voyages of exploration in the 1500's.
colony
merchant company
Northwest Passage
Spanish colony
On Henry Hudson's 1st voyage, he explored the ______________________________.
Chesapeake and Delaware Bays
Hudson Bay
Pacific Ocean
southern tip of Florida
On Henry Hudson's 2nd voyage, he explored what is today called the __________________________.
Hudson River
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes
Hudson Bay
