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Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 22mins
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Class
Date
1.
John Cabot sailed for which country?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Portugal
2.
Robert La Salle was from which country?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
Portugal
3.
Christopher Columbus is often credited with being the first European to "discover" the New World in 1492. According to the map, who was the first to arrive in the New World?
a)
the Vikings
b)
John Cabot
c)
Amerigo Vespucci
d)
the map does not show the "New World"
4.
Hernando de Soto explored the southeastern United States (Florida) and claimed lands for _______.
a)
Spain
b)
Portugal
c)
England
d)
France
5.
In order to arrive in the New World, all of the explorers had to cross the ___________.
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Bering Strait
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
6.
What Asian goods were highly valued and could be brought to Europe to sell for a huge profit?
a)
spices
b)
navigation equipment
c)
gold
d)
ships
7.
I sailed up what is now the Hudson River in New York and claimed what is now Hudson Bay in Canada.
a)
Henry Hudson
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
John Cabot
d)
Jacques Cartier
8.
Related to how we make and use money.
a)
Factor
b)
Economic
c)
Political
d)
Technological
9.
What factors led to the exploration of the New World?
a)
Economic Factors
b)
Political Factors
c)
Technological Factors
d)
All of the Above
10.
What was the motto for exploration?
a)
Spices, Power, and Christianity!
b)
God, Gold, and Glory!
c)
Bravery, Blood, and Glory!
d)
Marco Polo!
11.
Word connected to looking for or searching -
a)
Sponsoring
b)
Navigating
c)
Colonizing
d)
Exploring
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