WorksheetsExplorers 2
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
What explorers ship was the first to sail around the world?
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernando De Soto
Henry Hudson
Robert LaSalle
What ocean did Magellan name?
Atlantic
Arctic
Pacific
Southern
What did Magellan's voyage prove?
That is only takes 10 days to sail around the world
That traveling east is the only way to get to Asia
That there are sea monsters
That Asia was much farther away and smaller than what Columbus thought
What motivated Hernando DeSoto to explore North America
fur
riches and land
Northwest passage
spices
Why did DeSoto's men desert him?
ship sank
native attacks
he was to stern
no food
What did DeSoto accomplish?
He gathered information about the land
He discovered the Mississippi River
He claimed land in the Southeastern U.S.
All of the above
What motivated Henry Hudson to explore?
fur
to prove the Earth was flat
Northwest Passage
to find the Mississippi River
What was one of Hudson's accomplishments?
He found gold
He landed in Asia
He claimed land in New York
He lived with the Natives
Why did Robert LaSalle want to explore?
Bahamas
gold
fur trade routes
sea monsters
Why was the king impressed when LaSalle claimed the mouth of the Mississippi River?
The water was beautiful
The could fit many ships on it
It did not freeze and was a good fur trading route
They could sail on it anytime they wanted
How did LaSalle die?
fever
his men killed him
native killed him
he drowned
What was an obstacle LaSalle had to overcome?
he couldn't sail on frozen waters
sea monsters
his ship with furs was stolen
a fight with Henry Hudson
Which explorer sailed for both England and Dutch?
Robert LaSalle
Henry Hudson
Hernando DeSoto
Ferdinand Magellan
Who marooned some of his men to gain authority?
Hudson
LaSalle
DeSoto
Magellan
Who explored in 1519?
Hudson
Magellan
DeSoto
LaSalle
Who explored in 1539?
DeSoto
LaSalle
Magellan
Hudson
Who explored in 1607?
Magellan
DeSoto
Hudson
LaSalle
Who explored in 1667?
LaSalle
Magellan
Desoto
Hudson
Magellan was on the ship that traveled around the world.
True
False
