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WorksheetsEuropean Exploration
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which Spanish conquistador defeated the Aztecs?
Francisco Pizarro
Hernando Cortes
Hernando de Soto
Francisco Coronado
Who was the first European to discover New York harbor?
Giovanni da Verrazano
John Cabot
Samuel de Champlain
Henry Hudson
Who discovered the Grand Canyon?
Jacques Marquette
Jacques Cartier
Francisco Pizarro
Francisco Coronado
Who explored the Hudson River, Hudson Bay, and Hudson Strait?
Hernando de Soto
Samuel de Champlain
Henry Hudson
Vasco da Gama
Who was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean?
Juan Ponce de Leon
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Henry Hudson
Giovanni da Verrazano
Who founded Montreal, Canada?
Jacques Cartier
Samuel de Champlain
Jacques Marquette
Francisco Pizarro
Which of the following was NOT a motive for exploration?
spread Christianity
help other nations
build bigger empires
collect items for trade
Who traveled to Florida and founded Texas?
Vasco da Gama
Francisco Pizarro
John Cabot
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
Who was the first European to set foot on American soil after the Vikings?
Francisco Coronado
John Cabot
Hernando de Soto
Juan Ponce de Leon
Who conquered the Incas and founded Lima, Peru?
Hernando Cortes
Juan Ponce de Leon
Francisco Pizarro
Vasco da Gama
This explorer was searching for a fountain of youth.
Louis Joliet
Juan Ponce de Leon
Samuel de Champlain
Jacques Marquette
This French explorer founded Quebec, Canada.
Samuel de Champlain
Henry Hudson
Jacques Marquette
Louis Joliet
Which of these was NOT an obstacle explorers faced?
fear
starvation
animal attacks
disease
He went to Florida in search of gold and silver. He stumbled upon the Mississippi River.
Louis Joliet
John Cabot
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Hernando de Soto
This explorer traveled around Africa to get to India.
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Vasco de Gama
Francisco Coronado
Giovanni da Verrazano
These two men were known for exploring the Mississippi River.
Hudson and Balboa
Cortes and Pizarro
Coronado and Cabot
Joliet and Marquette
What was the most important resource explorers were hoping to find in the new world?
silk
corn
gold
Native Americans
Which one is NOT one of the four major countries that dominated the Age of Exploration?
England
France
Europe
Spain
Which one was not one of the 3 G's of exploration?
god
glory
glamour
gold
What was an achievement of European explorers?
claiming new territories
exchanging goods
better ships and navigational tools
All of the these
