WorksheetsEuropean Explorers - 3rd
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following was a reason for European exploration?
shorter route to Asia
gold, wealth, and fame
to spread Christianity
All of these reasons
Which explorer led an expedition to America and laid claim to the Hudson River?
Christopher Columbus
Henry Hudson
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
John Cabot
Which explorer discovered the Pacific Ocean?
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
John Cabot
Jacques Cartier
Christopher Columbus
Which European explorer led three expeditions along the St. Lawrence River?
Jacques Cartier
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Hernando de Soto
Christopher Columbus
What was the reason the Spanish wanted to explore?
to colonize and grow cash crops
to find gold and spread Christianity
to develop a profitable fur trade
trade for technology and manufactured
What were the major conflicts between the American Indians and the explorers?
Stealing land
Spread diseases
Forced religion
All of these were conflicts
What European country is in red?
Spain
France
The Netherlands
England
What European country is in red?
Spain
France
The Netherlands
England
What European country is marked by the red, white, and blue flag?
Spain
France
The Netherlands
England
What European country is in red?
Spain
France
The Netherlands
England
