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WorksheetsEuropean Explorers
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What country did Hudson sail for?
France
Spain
Netherlands
Portugal
What was Hudson looking for?
gold
northern route to Asia
bodies of water
spices
What did Hudson find?
Lake Champlain
St. Lawrence River
NY Harbor
Hudson Bay
What country did Champlain sail for?
Netherlands
England
France
Italy
What was Champlain looking for?
Bodies of water in the northern parts of the New World
spices
gold
diamonds
What did Champlain find?
Hudson River
The Great Lakes
Hudson Bay
NY Harbor
What country did Verrazzano sail for?
France
England
Spain
Netherlands
What was Verrazzano looking for?
spices
gold
Bodies of water in the northern parts of the New World
A route to the Pacific
What did Verrazzano find?
The Great Lakes
Hudson Bay
NY Harbor
St. Lawrence River
What is the name of the time period from the 1400s to the 1600s when the New World was discovered and lands were explored?
Colonial Times
Age of Discovery
Age of Gold
Renaissance
What is it called when a ship’s crew rebels against the captain?
massacre
war
mutiny
battle
Which explorer, along with his son and 7 crew members, was left to die on a small boat?
Giovanni da Verrazzano
Henry Hudson
Samuel de Champlain
Christopher Columbus
Which explorer died of a stroke on Christmas Day?
Giovanni da Verrazzano
Henry Hudson
Samuel de Champlain
Christopher Columbus
Which explorer was killed by cannibals?
Giovanni da Verrazzano
Henry Hudson
Samuel de Champlain
Christopher Columbus
What began the quest for adventure in Europe?
Lack of natural resources
Wars in Europe
Desires to start a new life
Marco Polo’s book about his trip to China
Why did explorers explore new land?
To spread religious beliefs
To find riches
To receive glory
All of the above
Which group of people do historians believe were the first Europeans to land in America?
French
Spanish
Vikings
English
Who funded Christopher Columbus’ voyage to China?
Marco Polo
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
King George
Ferdinand Magellan
What is the name of the water route that many explorers hoped to find in the New World?
Hudson River
St. Lawrence River
Northwest Passage
Silk Road
What do you call the lands settled and ruled by people from another country?
continent
town
tribe
colony
