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WorksheetsOld and New World Exploration
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 13mins
This explorer was from Spain. He believed he was in Asia, but really was in the Bahamas.
Christopher Columbus
Hernan Cortez
Marco Polo
John Cabot
This explorer claimed land for France in Canada and helped create a settlement there.
Hernan Cortez
Jaques Cartier
Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo
This explorer claimed land for England in the New World.
Marco Polo
Christopher Columbus
John Cabot
Hernan Cortez
This explorer wrote a book about his travels in Asia.
Jacques Cartier
Hernan Cortez
John Cabot
Marco Polo
Which is NOT one of the 3 reasons for exploration?
God
Glory
Gifts
Gold
This explorer conquered native people in Mexico and claimed the land for Spain.
Hernan Cortez
Jacques Cartier
Marco Polo
John Cabot
What was the route Marco Polo took to Asia called?
Northwest Passage
Silk Road
Rocky Road
Polo's Path
What were the explorers trying to find in the New World?
The Old World
The Northwest Passage
The Bahamas
native peoples
Which two continents were part of the New World? (choose two answers)
North America
South America
England
Spain
England, France, and Spain were known as the ___________________.
Old World
New World
Canada
Northwest Passage
Who was North and South America named afte
Christopher Columbus
George Washington
Marco Polo
Amerigo Vespucci
Which motive for exploration means that explorers wanted to add more riches and land to their country?
Gold
God
Glory
The _________ _____________ and the explorers had many disputes over the land.
old world
new world
Silk Road
native Americans
Which motive for exploration means that explorers wanted to spread Christianity to the native peoples?
Gold
God
Glory
What did the explorers need to make when they discovered and explored new places?
maps
friends
books
plans
Which motive for explorations means that explorers wanted to find riches such as furs, silk, and spices?
Gold
God
Glory
One goal of explorers was to make a lasting __________________.
discovery
passage
settlement
war
Which was NOT a motivation for total exploration?
economic
political
longitude
social
Discovered land now knows as New York which led to a very important settlement.
Fransisco Coronado
William Hilton
Henry Hudson
Daniel Boone
Helped the men as they traveled west to establish peaceful relationships with Native American tribes.
Sacagawea
Lewis and Clark
Hernando DeSoto
Henry Hudson
He led to find the Wilderness Road which inspired many Americans to make settlements out west.
Daniel Boone
Dr. Henry Woodward
Fransisco Coronado
Sacagawea
Discovered the Grand Canyon and Mississippi River, but killed and captured natives as slaves. (choose two answers)
Fransisco Coronado
Dr. Henry Woodward
Hernando DeSoto
Daniel Boone
Discovered land in South Carolina and helped to bring the plantation system to the New World.
Hernando DeSoto
Henry Hudson
Daniel Boone
William Hilton
Were hired by Thomas Jefferson to explore land out west known as the Louisiana Purchase.
Fransisco Coronado
Lewis and Clark
Henry Hudson
Daniel Boone
