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WorksheetsExplorer DA Review
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 29mins
Who paid for Columbus' trip?
The king and queen of Italy.
The king and queen of Spain.
The Vikings.
Marco Polo.
Why did Columbus want to find a new route to the Indies?
He wanted to bring gold, spices, and silks back to Spain.
He wanted to learn new languages and learn about different cultures.
The old route was too fast and no one was enjoying it anymore.
He wanted to bring gold, spices, and silks to the Indies.
Who is best known for discovering the Pacific Ocean?
Balboa
Columbus
Both
This explorer's ship was stuck in ice and his crew revolted against him.
Hernando de Soto
Henry Hudson
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Some say that ___________ discovered Georgia, Alabama, and the Mississippi River because he was the first European to go there.
Hernando de Soto
Henry Hudson
Jacques Cartier
Which explorer has more waterways named after him than any other explorer?
Christopher Columbus
Hernando de Soto
Henry Hudson
Hudson had trading posts and traded with some Native Americans.
False
True
What river did they come across?
the Mississippi River
the Colorado River
the Hudson River
the St. Lawrence River
Why did Hernando never return from the expedition??
He married a native american.
He became sick and died.
He made a settlement and stayed.
He was left behind by his crewmen.
Cartier explored land in the northern part of the "new world” which is now part of
Bahamas
France
Canada
Cartier traveled and explored the __________________ River.
Mississippi
Flint
St. Lawrence
__________________ was the first European to travel to the Pacific Ocean.
Balboa
Cartier
Columbus
Which was an obstacle or challenge that Vasco Nunez de Balboa and his men faced?
shipworms & leaky ships
blizzards & snowstorms
imprisonment
Which explorer sailed for France and claimed the area known as Canada for France?
Cabot
Balboa
Cartier
Vasco Nunez de Balboa forced the natives into ________ and made them work their own land.
friendship
royalty
slavery
Who did Cartier kidnap and hold for ransom?
the King's daughters
the explorer's crew
the Chief's sons
Check TWO forms of harsh weather that Jacques Cartier and his men faced.
hot, humid temperatures
icy waters
earthquakes
terrible snowstorms
Balboa hoped to gain success like Columbus. He was also searching for
cotton
gold
maps
While traveling across the Isthmus of Panama, Balboa climbed a mountain and discovered ____________________.
another colony.
the Pacific Ocean.
more explorers looking for riches.
Balboa is known for two important reasons:
He was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean.
He set up colonies in South America.
He discovered Asia.
He was the first European to go on an expedition for Spain.
One important result of Vaso Nunez de Balboa’s discovery was that ____________.
it made France rich.
he marched to the shore and took possession of the Pacific Ocean.
he found a shorter route to Asia.
he discovered and explored Canada
What was an obstacle John Cabot faced?
Storms
Pirates
Big ship
Indians
Who traveled with John Cabot on his first voyage?
His niece
His son
His doctor
Christopher Columbus
The exact fate of Cabot's second voyage :
was proclaimed a success.
is unknown.
John Cabot faced the following obstacles during his journey.
He had to fight with the Native Americans
Storms, icy cold weather, no maps, and he had to repair his ship.
He didn't have enough money to sponsor his expedition.
Sickness, hunger, and the spread of smallpox.
What caused John Cabot to stop searching for the Northwest Passage and turn back?
rapids on the Mississippi River
storms and frozen seas
Hard to cross the Rocky Mountains
Hudson and his crew ran into a bit of a problem, which was
he and his men became ill and couldn't continue sailing.
they ran into natives that wanted to fight to keep them off their land.
the further north they traveled, the colder and icier it got. The ship couldn't sail through the icy waters.
The Muscovy Company in England decided not to send out any more explorers, so Hudson was out of a job. Who did he find to sponsor his next expedition?
Italy
Cuba
Holland in the Netherlands
Hudson and his men were able to set up trading posts and trade with the Native Americans and set up settlements.
True
False
Hudson was anxious to keep exploring, but his crew mates were not. What happened next?
Hudson's crew abandoned him.
Hudson and his crew kept exploring until the weather was too cold. Then they lived in a settlement until the next spring.
Hudson's crew kidnapped Hudson and forced him to return to Holland.
