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S.S. Week 3: Exploration

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Christopher Columbus

a)

explored present-day Florida

b)

explored present-day Canada and claimed its land for France

c)

regarded as the first European explorer to reach the Americas

d)

landed on the island we know today as Manhattan, New York

2.

Jacques Cartier

a)

regarded as the first European explorer to reach the Americas

b)

landed on the island we know today as Manhattan, New York

c)

explored present-day Florida

d)

explored present-day Canada and claimed its land for France

3.

Juan Ponce de León

a)

explored present-day Florida

b)

landed on the island we know today as Manhattan, New York

c)

explored areas along the Canadian coast, such as Newfoundland and Nova Scotia

d)

explored the Northeastern part of North America and brought settlers to Canada

4.

Henry Hudson

a)

explored present-day Florida

b)

landed on the island we know today as Manhattan, New York

c)

explored the Northeastern part of North America and brought settlers to Canada

d)

explored the Northeastern part of North America and brought settlers to Canada

5.

John Cabot

a)

explored present-day Florida

b)

landed on the island we know today as Manhattan, New York

c)

explored the Northeastern part of North America and brought settlers to Canada

d)

explored areas along the Canadian coast, such as Newfoundland and Nova Scotia

6.

Samuel de Champlain

a)

explored present-day Canada and claimed its land for France

b)

explored the Northeastern part of North America and brought settlers to Canada

c)

explored areas along the Canadian coast, such as Newfoundland and Nova Scotia

d)

explored present-day Florida

7.

Robert de La Salle

a)

explored the Great Lakes and established trading posts along the Mississippi River

b)

explored areas along the Canadian coast, such as Newfoundland and Nova Scotia

c)

regarded as the first European explorer to reach the Americas

d)

explored present-day Florida

8.

Explorers searched for gold and other precious metals that they could send back to __________.

a)

South America

b)

Russia

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

9.

______ was very important to many countries, and some explorers wanted to bring their beliefs to the people of the Americas.

a)

Courage

b)

Land

c)

Money

d)

Religion

10.

_____ is using the sun, moon, and stars to find a location.

a)

Quadrant navigation

b)

Sextant navigation

c)

Celestial navigation

d)

Astrolabe navigation

11.

What were the three primary motives for exploration of the Americas?

a)

diamonds, God, gold

b)

gold, God, glory

c)

glory, God, spices

d)

gold, silver, God

12.

True/False: The age of Exploration was a time during the Middle Ages when Europeans explored the world for resources that were not available in Europe.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What were some of the tools that early explorers used for navigation?

a)

siri, astrolabes, quadrant

b)

maps, cellphone, quadrant

c)

maps, astrolabes, gps

d)

maps, astrolabes, quadrant

14.

The __________ was the sharing of plants, animals, ideas, and technology between Europe and the Americas.

a)

Columbian Exchange

b)

Trade Exchange

c)

American Exchange

d)

European Exchange