WorksheetsExplorers Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 13mins
What did explorers hope to find that would make them rich?
God
gold and silver
money
What does the 3 Gs stand for?
grits, geese, gold
Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee
God, gold, glory
Green, Gold, Gopher
Who explored the southern parts of the United States? (Georgia, Florida, Mississippi?)
Hernando De Soto
John Cabot
Christopher Columbus
Balboa
Who was the first European to cross the Mississippi River?
Columbus
Hernando De Soto
John Cabot
Balboa
Who sponsored Christopher Columbus?
Spain
England
Georgia
Italy
What did the King/Queen of Spain hope Columbus would find?
oil
food
a sea route to Asia
dogs
What did Columbus and Cabot not have that made exploring difficult?
Compasses
Maps
Boats
Sponsor countries
Who sponsored Hernando De Soto?
Italy
England
Spain
Was De Soto successful?
Yes, he crossed through Panama.
No, he did not find any gold or silver.
Yes, he found lots of gold and became rich.
What was one source of conflict between natives and explorers?
The helped them find food.
Land ownership
Diseases
What stopped explorers from discovering a route to Asia (Northwest Passage)?
Cold weather and frozen seas
Ships sinking
No maps
What is one native Americans helped explorers?
fought over land ownerships
Taught them how to grow food
spread diseases
Balboa was the first European to reach what?
Mississippi River
Pacific Ocean
Georgia
Canada
Who discovered the St Lawrence River?
Jacques Cartier
Henry Hudson
De Soto
Why was Balboa familiar with the Caribbean weather and land?
He researched it.
He guessed.
He lived there for years prior.
How did the French explorers treat natives?
They were very mean to them
They traded with them.
The French didn't explore.
What did the French trade with Native Americans?
Fur
Food
Ships
