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WorksheetsStudies Weekly Week 6 Practice
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Queen Elizabeth of England knighted _______ for sailing all the way around the world.
John Cabot
Jacques Cartier
Henry Hudson
Sir Francis Drake
This Italian working for England explored North America (the New World) close to the time period of Christopher Columbus.
John Cabot
Samuel de Champlain
Papa Georgio
Sir Francis Drake
Jacques Cartier claimed the region that is now _______ for France.
the United States
Mexico
Cuba
Canada
The English explorer whose crew left him adrift in Hudson Bay was _______.
Henry Hudson
Charlie Hudson
Henry Cabot
Henry Huggins
Who is called the Father of New France?
La Salle
Cartier
Cabot
Champlain
Robert La Salle explored the length of this body of water:
Lake Champlain
Hudson River
Mississippi River
New Orleans River
Why did France have trouble getting settlers to colonize the New World?
They thought it was too far away.
It was too expensive.
They thought all of it was cold and snowy like Canada
It was too hot.
How did Magellan's crew discover the need for an international date line?
They crossed the equator.
Their ship's log was one day off when they returned from their voyage.
They wanted to go out to dinner with someone.
They forgot to keep a ship's log.
A late winter holiday celebrated by Cajuns is _______.
Acadia Day
Mardi Gras
Easter
Halloween
What early navigational tool has an iron needle that points north?
magnetic compass
international date line
gumbo
plesiosaur
Why did Sir Francis Drake raid the Spanish colonies?
He needed supplies.
He did not lie what the queen told him to do.
The queen gave orders for him to get rid of the Spanish in the New World.
He wanted to find more land.
Which was not one of the animals that were domesticated and used as pets?
cows
goats
sheep
snakes
What areas is John Cabot credited with finding?
Florida
St. Augustine
The Great Lakes
The Canadian Coast and the East Coast of North America
What did land symbolize in the New World?
power
food
farms
people
Why would Hudson's crew rebel against him?
They were given orders to rebel.
They discovered he was keeping gold from him.
All the land had been discovered.
Exploring new places could be treacherous, often crews would lose faith and trust in their captains.
What is the appropriate term for where today and tomorrow are divided?
Australia
The Magellan Line
The International Date Line
The Pacific Ocean
Why do you think modern mapmakers, or cartographers, decided to create twenty-four different time zones?
Because 24 divides evenly into 180
There are 24 hours in any given day
it needed to create the time zones opposite of Earth's rotation
there are actually only 12 timezones
What language do the Cajun people speak?
German
French
Spanish
English
