WorksheetsSocial Studies Weekly Week 8
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which explorer is known for raiding and plundering the areas to which he sailed?
John Cabot
Henry Hudson
Sir Francis Drake
Samuel de Champlain
What is the name of the navigation tool shown to the left?
chronometer
astrolabe
sextant
compass
Which Canadian city was established by Samuel de Champlain?
Montreal
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
What do we call the line pictured on the globe?
prime meridian
equator
international date line
longitude line
A(n) ________________ is used to measure the angle of the North Star at night and the angle of the sun at noon during the day.
lodestone
chronometer
compass
astrolabe
What is the name of the technique scientists use to date things that were once alive?
domestication
carbon dating
archaeology
DNA research
Henry Hudson was in search of _______________.
fur trade posts
New York City
a Northwest Passage
Canada
This European explorer named Henry Hudson established which colonies and/or trading posts?
Hudson River area
Great Lakes area
East coast of Canada
This European explorer named Sieur de La Salle, established which colonies and/or trading posts?
Hudson River Area
Great Lakes area
east coast of Canada
This European explorer John Cabot, established which colonies and/or trading posts?
Hudson River Area
Great Lakes area
east coast of Canada
Which explorer is known as the "Father of New France"?
Samuel de Champlain
Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle
Jacques Cartier
Henry Hudson
The search for a shorter trade route to Asia led European explorers to establish colonies and trading posts in _______
along their way.
Africa
Asia
Australia
North America
In which ship did Sir Francis Drake sail the world?
The Nina
The Cosmo
The Golden Hinge
the Santa Maria
After sailing the globe plundering and pillaging, Sir Francis Drake died of what cause?
He suffered a major cardiac failure
He caught a tropical disease and died at sea
He passed of an old age
He slipped during rough seas and broke his back
Why did the Spanish refer to Sir Francis Drake as the "Sea Dog?"
He was a robber and a pirate
He was very hairy
He sailed with several canines
The Spanish were very afraid of him
