WorksheetsSpanish, Portuguese, and French Explorers
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins
What is the name of the water route through North America that the explorers were searching for?
North American Route
Northern Lights
Northern Way
Northwest Passage
Thanks to the explorations of this man, people in Brazil speak Portuguese.
Pedro Alvares Cabral
Vasco da Gama
Samuel de Champlain
Ferdinand Magellan
Why were native Americas first called "Indians"?
The native people called themselves "Indians."
Columbus thought he had reached India.
The native peoples liked Indie music.
The natives looked similar to people from India.
Spanish explorer who was the first to see the Pacific Ocean.
Juan Ponce de Leon
Christopher Columbus
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Francisco Vasquez de Coranado
While supposedly searching for the Fountain of Youth, this Spanish explorer claimed what is now Florida.
Juan Ponce de Leon
Hernando de Soto
Giovanni de Varrazano
Giovanni Caboto
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs.
Jaques Cartier
Christopher Columbus
Hernando Cortes
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Which country claimed land in Southern United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America (green on this map)?
Spain
Portugal
England
France
To spread religious beliefs to the people in Asia
What is the name for the sharing of new plants and animals between the old and new world as a result of Columbus' voyage?
Northwest Passage
Columbian Exchange
Middle Passage
Columbian Passage
Who took control of the Inca empire and claimed it for Spain.
Hernando Cortes
Ponce de Leon
Hernando de Soto
Francisco Pizarro
to find gold, claim new land, and spread Christianity
to make friends with the indians and bring them back to Spain
Indian Ocean
Native Americans brought diseases to the Europeans.
Europeans brought new diseases to the Native Americans.
Which country claimed land along the Mississippi River and in Canada? (Blue on this map)
Spain
Portugal
England
France
What was the reason the French wanted to explore?
to develop a fur trade
religious freedom
Robert La Salle explored this body of water and claimed all the land around it for France.
This French explorer discovered the St. Lawrence River while looking for the Northwest Passage. He claimed this area in Canada for France. This explorer also gave Canada its name!
John Cabot
Henry Hudson
Juan Ponce de Leon
Jacques Cartier
What area in North America did Giovanni da Verrazano explore?
the land around present-day Newfoundland
the land around present-day New York
the land around present-day Connecticut
the land around present-day Quebec
Which country claimed land in South America/Brazil? (Orange on this map)
Spain
Portugal
England
France
