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WorksheetsExploration of North America Study Guide
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 19mins
A person who buys and sells good to earn money.
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Something from nature that is useful to humans.
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A special journey taken by a group that has a clear purpose or goal.
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A few members of a group who are sent out ahead of the rest of the group to get information about an area.
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A deep valley between mountains, cut through the rock by river water.
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A sea route connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
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To take unfair advantage of a person or group.
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In 1492, Columbus claimed the land he found for the king and queen of what country?
Italy
Spain
America
England
Who was the first Spaniard to explore the lands that are now part of the southern east coast of the United States?
Juan Ponce de León
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
Christopher Columbus
Junípero Serra
What place was Ponce de Léon searching for?
The Northwest Passage
The Grand Canyon
The Fountain of Youth
The Seven Cities of Cibola
Who was the first European to see the Mississippi River?
Christopher Columbus
Henry Hudson
El Dorado
Hernando de Soto
What was the legend of El Dorado about?
A famous city or cities of gold
A famous city of silver
A real city in Florida
A big canyon
What was Coronado searching for in the American Southwest?
Mississippi River
Seven Cities of Cibola
The Rocky Mountains
Northwest Passage
Who were the conquistadors?
Spanish priests
Spanish conquerors
Native Americans of the Southwest
Rulers of El Dorado
What is the oldest continuing European settlement in the United States?
The Alamo
Wichita
Sante Fe
St. Augustine
What were the religious settlements that the Spaniards built in the Southwest called?
presidios
vaqueros
missions
conquistadors
Who led the Pueblo rebellion against the Spanish?
St. Augustine
San Marcos
Popé
Champlain
What area did Henry Hudson explore?
Eastern Canada and the Northwestern U.S. Coast
The Mississippi River
The American Southwest
The Pacific Coast of North America
Where is the river named for Henry Hudson located?
Canada
Newfoundland
New York
Florida
What did Champlain name the settlement he founded?
Florida
Quebec
Newfoundland
Bimini
Which body of water did Champlain explore for France?
The Caribbean Sea
The Mississippi River
The Hudson River
The St. Lawrence River
What were most early European explorers in the Americas looking for?
Riches or a Passage to Asia
Good farmland
A place to build colonies
A new home for themselves
Who searched for the Fountain of Youth?
Ponce de Léon
Christopher Columbus
Hernando De Soto
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
Who landed on an island and named it Newfoundland?
Henry Hudson
John Cabot
Samuel de Champlain
Christopher Columbus
Who sailed up the St. Lawrence River?
John Cabot
Henry Hudson
Samuel de Champlain
Christopher Columbus
Who founded the Mississippi River during his search for gold?
Hernando de Soto
Juan Ponce de León
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Christopher Columbus
Who searched for the Northwest Passage in his ship, the "Half Moon"?
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Henry Hudson
John Cabot
Hernando de Soto
Who searched for the Seven Cities of Cibola?
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Juan Ponce de León
Christopher Columbus
Hernando de Soto
Who was searching for a shortcut to the East Indies but found the West Indies?
Christopher Columbus
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Juan Ponce de León
Hernando de Soto
Who told of a place off the coast of Newfoundland where there were many fish?
Samuel de Champlain
Henry Hudson
John Cabot
Christopher Columbus
Who sailed for the Dutch East India Company?
Henry Hudson
John Cabot
Samual de Champlain
Hernando de Soto
Whose men were the first Europeans to see the Grand Canyon?
Hernando de Soto
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Juan Ponce de León
Christopher Columbus
