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Jacques Cartier - daily grade

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Jacques Cartier was an explorer for which country?

a)

Australia

b)

the Netherlands

c)

England

d)

France

2.

French King Francis I chose Cartier to lead an expedition to ________.

a)

the North Pole

b)

North America

c)

India

d)

California

3.

Which of the following was NOT part of Cartier's first mission?

a)

to discover gold

b)

to claim lands for France

c)

to find natives and bring them back to France

d)

to find a Northwest Passage

4.

To explore North America for France, Cartier sailed across the _______ Ocean.

a)

Indian

b)

Atlantic

c)

Pacific

d)

Arctic

5.

After exploring the Gulf of St. Lawrence and discovering Prince Edward Island, Cartier _____________________ and then sailed back to France.

a)

traded with several indigenous tribes

b)

took a vacation with his crew

c)

had coffee with his shipmates in New York City

6.

____________ prevented Cartier from moving forward on the St. Lawrence river.

a)

beaver dams

b)

weather conditions

c)

A hole in the boat

d)

river rapids

7.

A _________ is a part of a body of water that is next to land and deep enough to provide protection for ships.

a)

harbor

b)

gulf

c)

dock

d)

sandbar

8.

The __________ tribe told Cartier and his men that gold, silver, and spices were close to them.

a)

Cherokee

b)

Inuit

c)

Iroquois

d)

Kwakiutl

9.

Cartier's treasure chest was full of ____________.

a)

gold and diamonds

b)

quartz crystals and fool's good

c)

silver and gold

10.

Cartier had many successes AND suffered many disappointments.

a)

true

b)

false