WorksheetsExplorers Review
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa was the first European explorer to view what part of the "New World"?
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Florida
Texas
This map is depicting the 16th century route of what explorer?
Hernando de Soto
James Oglethorpe
Sir Walter Raleigh
Juan Ponce de Leon
The French Navigator Jacques Cartier is credited with exploring the St. Lawrence River between Canada and the United States. Which of these was the BIGGEST obstacle faced by Cartier?
France was at war with the Pawnee Indians.
His crew faced very cold winters.
France was at war with Spain.
His fleet was destroyed
Which person is associated with the exploration of the area of modern-day New York city and parts of New York state?
Henry Hudson
Jacques Cartier
Christopher Columbus
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
After the European settlers first arrived in America, they cooperated with the Native American Indians MAINLY by doing which of these?
sharing land
trading goods
building villages
fighting enemies
What was the GREATEST source of conflict between the Native American Indians and the European settlers?
the division of food
the ownership of land
the development of trade
the ownership of weapons
One of the GOOD things Native Americans did for Europeans was ________.
brought diseases
made them slaves
stole their land and food
taught them how to farm the land
Thousands of Native Americans were killed by ____________.
the spread of diseases from Europeans.
a powerful tornado.
bison attacks.
starvation when Europeans stole all their food.
Vasco de Balboa was the first European explorer to reach the Pacific Ocean. Which environmental challenges did his expedition have to overcome during their journey?
the dense jungles of present-day Panama
the frigid waters of the Southern Ocean
the Rocky Mountains of present-day western US
the Appalachian Mountains of present-day eastern US
In 1610, Hudson set out to find a Northwest Passage, but his ship ended up getting stuck in ice. Which statement BEST explains why this happened?
He had navigated the boat to an island near Antarctica.
Hudson had failed to plan for and adapt to the cold climate.
Most of the crew had died so steering the boat was impossible.
The crew was not trained properly.
Which route represents the path taken by European explorer Chistopher Columbus?
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John Cabot explored eastern Canada for —
Portugal
England
France
Spain
