WorksheetsTCI Lesson 5 Explorers
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 22mins
A community ruled by another country is called a _______.
conquistador
contagious disease
East Indies
colony
A ________ is a Spanish colonizer who came to the Americas in the 1500s.
colony
contagious disease
conquistador
East Indies
Many colonizers sought out the ____ ____, or a route across the northern part of North America.
East Indies
Northwest Passage
contagious disease
colony
A _____ ____ is a sickness that can pass quickly from one person to another.
contagious disease
colony
East Indies
conquistador
Europeans called Southeast Asia, including Indonesia and Malaysia, the ___ ___.
colony
East Indies
Northwest Passage
conquistador
Why did the rules of Spain want a shorter route to what they called the East Indies?
to practice fighting wars
to study a different culture
to send away their prisoners
to get silks and spices
How is a colony different from other places in which people settle?
It is rules by another country.
It was started many years ago.
It is designed to be temporary.
It has a very simple way of life.
Juan Ponce de Leon looked for
the Seven Cities of Gold.
a shortcut to Asia.
a site for a mission.
the fountain of youth.
Hernan Cortes fought against
the Aztecs in Mexico.
the Seminoles in Florida.
the Incas in South America.
the Mayas in Central America
Why did many American Indians die from contagious diseases?
They were ensalved and forced to work in the mines.
They got tired of givng European colonists free food.
They did not have the technology of gunpowder or swords.
They were exposed to diseases that spread quickly.
Colonizers hoped to find a Northwest Passage that would lead them
across the ice of the North Pole.
down the entire length of the Mississippi River.
through North America to Asia.
into the interior where they could find gold.
Which man colonized what is now the southwestern United States?
Cartier
Coronado
Cabot
Hudson
Which river did La Salle explore?
Colordo
Hudson
Mississippi
Rio Grande
Why did the Spanish attack Fort Caroline?
They were hoping that it would help them conquer Mexico.
They did not want the French to challenge their rule in America.
They wanted revenge for American Indian attacks on their fort.
They hoped to discover a new route to the Pacific Ocean.
What was the first permanent European colony in the United States?
Fort Caroline
Cibola
St. Augustine
San Salvador
Use the timeline and your knowledge of social studies to answer the questions.
Give the beginning and ending dates of the century in which the most expeditions took place.
(a)
Use the timeline and your knowledge of social studies to answer the question.
Who is the last conquistador shown on the timeline?
(a)
Use the timeline and your knowledge of social studies to answer the question.
Which men colonized before 1500?
_________ and ________
(a)
Use the timeline and your knowledge of social studies to answer the question.
Whose expedition took place soon after Jacques Cartier's voyage?
(a)
Where did Columbus intend to go when he sailed west from Spain in 1492?
the East Indies
Africa
Portugal
Cuba
The Columbia Exchange was
the arrival of Columbus's three shipes in San Salvador.
the gift of gold ornaments and pearls made by Columbus to American Indians.
the flow of goods and ideas between the Americas and Europe.
the first Spanish settlement in the New World.
This explorer was the first to claim land for England and is why we speak English today.
John Cabot
Jacques Cartier
Christopher Columbus
Henry Hudson
Which explorer was not sponsored by Spain.
Christopher Columbus
Ponce de Leon
John Cabot
Hernan Cortes
Which explorer displayed cruelty to Native Americans.
Christopher Columbus
Francisco Coronado
Hernan Cortes
All of the above.
A Spanish explorer who came to the Americas in the 1500s is called a __
Governor
Inspector
Archaeologist
Conquistador
Which European country sponsored the most explorers?
Spain
France
England
Holland
What happened when John Cabot reached the eastern coast of present-day Canada in 1497?
His men attacked the American Indians there.
The Aztec emperor welcomed him.
He found the Seven Cities of Gold.
He claimed land for England.
What did Ponce de Leon find while searching for the fountain of youth?
Florida
East Indies
Mississppi River
Northwest Passage
Why did Montezuma II welcome Hernan Cortes to the Aztec community in 1519?
Montezuma thought Cortes might be a god that was expected to return.
Montezuma's sister had married Cortes about five years earlier.
Cortes brought Montezuma gifts of gold, and Montezuma wanted more.
Montezuma wanted Cortes to help him defeat the French who settled nearby.
What was Jacques Cartier looking for when he sailed up the St. Lawrence River in 1534?
the Seven Cities of Gold
the Fountain of Youth
the East Indies
the Northwest Passage
Why did Francisco Vasquez de Coronado come to the Americas?
to seek glory and wealth
to find a shorter route to the East Indies
to establish a colony for Spain
to seek religious freedom
Why did Spanish priests believe that Coronado's expedition had been a success?
Coronado found the Seven Cities of Gold and gave them to the Catholic Church.
The expedition gave them a chance to spread Christianity to American Indians.
During the expedition, Coronado himself converted to Christianity.
The priests believed they had found a shorter route to the Holy Land.
What were England and Holland looking for when they hired Henry Hudson?
the Seven Cities of Gold
a northern sea route to Asia.
the fountain of youth
good sites for colonies
Why did Robert La Salle want to explore the Mississippi River?
He believed he would find the Seven Cities of Gold along the river.
He expected that it was the shortcut route to the East Indies.
He has heard about the wealth of the Aztec empire and wanted to conquer it.
He wanted to establish a French empire of trading posts, forts, and settlements.
Francisco Coronado searched for the?
7 cities of Gold
Fountain of Youth
Northwest Passage
El Dorado
In what year did Christopher Columbus first set sail for the New World?
1506
1610
1492
1457
Jacques Cartier explored what river that now serves as a border between Canada and the United States of America?
Rio Grande
Mississippi
Ohio
St. Lawrence
Which English explorer claimed land in eastern Canada for Holland and had a river named after him?
Francisco Coronado
Robert La Salle
Henry Hudson
John Cabot
What are the East Indies?
land between North America and South America
lands like India, Asia, Indonesia and Malaysia
lands in the southern hemisphere like Australia and New Zealand
American Indians from the East Coast.
