WorksheetsKWA Exploration of Americas
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which was not a reason for Europeans to explore the Americas?
Need for resources
Find gold
Find land
Find faster route to China/India
Die at sea
Reorder the following Explorers from earliest (who was first) to latest.
Vikings
Christopher Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
Match the following Explorers with their Nationality
Christopher Columbus
Italian
Jacques Cartier
French
Hernan Cortes
Spanish
Henry Hudson
English
Which of these Explorers was NOT Spanish?
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Juan Ponce de Leon
Hernan Cortes
Fransisco Vasquez de Coronado
Christopher Columbus
Match the following images with its explorer
Vikings
Hernan Cortes
Henry Hudson
Robert de La Salle
Match the Explorer
Vikings
Sailers and Warriors from Scandinavia
Christopher Columbus
Sailed for Spain, Landed in Caribbean in 1492
John Cabot
Italian looking for route to Asia, Explored the coast of Newfoundland
Amerigo Vespucci
Wrote a popular book, continents named after him
Jacques Cartier
Named and claimed Canada for France
Match the Explorer
Mr. Beagle and Galbraith
Americans who explored Beijing and settled at Kaiwen
Hernan Cortez
Conquered Azteks and claimed Mexico for Spain
Fransisco Vasquez de Coronado
Searched for mythical "7 Cities of Gold" and claimed land for Spain
Henry Hudson
Claimed river and modern New York for Dutch
Robert de La Salle
Claimed Louisiana for French
What did Christopher Columbus NOT do?
Tried to reach Asian
Landed in Caribbean Islands
Claimed land for Spain
Conquered Mayans
Which description does NOT match Juan Ponce de Leon?
Spanish Explorer & governor of Puerto Rico
Searched for mythical "Fountain of Youth"
Claimed Florida for Spain
Made 3 voyages to explore Canada
Which description does NOT match Fransisco Vasquez de Coronado?
Spanish Explorer & Conquistador
1st European to see the Grand Canyon & American Southwest
Claimed land north of Mexico for Spain
Explored & established forts from Great Lakes down the Mississippi River
