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Explorers Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did explorers hope to find that would make them rich?

a)

God

b)

gold and silver

c)

money

2.

What does the 3 Gs stand for?

a)

grits, geese, gold

b)

Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee

c)

God, gold, glory

d)

Green, Gold, Gopher

3.

Who explored the southern parts of the United States? (Georgia, Florida, Mississippi?)

a)

Hernando De Soto

b)

John Cabot

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Balboa

4.

Who was the first European to cross the Mississippi River?

a)

Columbus

b)

Hernando De Soto

c)

John Cabot

d)

Balboa

5.

Who sponsored Christopher Columbus?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

Georgia

d)

Italy

6.

What did the King/Queen of Spain hope Columbus would find?

a)

oil

b)

food

c)

a sea route to Asia

d)

dogs

7.

What did Columbus and Cabot not have that made exploring difficult?

a)

Compasses

b)

Maps

c)

Boats

d)

Sponsor countries

8.

Who sponsored Hernando De Soto?

a)

Italy

b)

England

c)

Spain

9.

Was De Soto successful?

a)

Yes, he crossed through Panama.

b)

No, he did not find any gold or silver.

c)

Yes, he found lots of gold and became rich.

10.

What was one source of conflict between natives and explorers?

a)

The helped them find food.

b)

Land ownership

c)

Diseases

11.

What stopped explorers from discovering a route to Asia (Northwest Passage)?

a)

Cold weather and frozen seas

b)

Ships sinking

c)

No maps

12.

What is one native Americans helped explorers?

a)

fought over land ownerships

b)

Taught them how to grow food

c)

spread diseases

13.

Balboa was the first European to reach what?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Georgia

d)

Canada

14.

Who discovered the St Lawrence River?

a)

Jacques Cartier

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

De Soto

15.

Why was Balboa familiar with the Caribbean weather and land?

a)

He researched it.

b)

He guessed.

c)

He lived there for years prior.

16.

How did the French explorers treat natives?

a)

They were very mean to them

b)

They traded with them.

c)

The French didn't explore.

17.

What did the French trade with Native Americans?

a)

Fur

b)

Food

c)

Ships