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WorksheetsCKLA Grade 3 Explorers Chapter 5
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
, weakened in courage, confidence, or spirit
(a)
2.
refers to something that causes great suffering or loss
a)
rebellion
b)
disastrous
c)
demoralized
d)
translator
3.
a refusal by followers to obey the rules and orders of the person in charge;, weakened in courage, confidence, or spirit
a)
rebellion
b)
disastrous
c)
demoralized
d)
mutany
4.
military stations some distance away from the main base
a)
outposts
b)
party
c)
translator
d)
rebellion
5.
a group of people brought together for a specific purpose
scouting, exploring or searching for something
a)
outposts
b)
party
c)
translator
d)
rebellion
6.
a person who changes words from one language to another, so that people who speak different languages can understand one another
a)
outposts
b)
party
c)
translator
d)
rebellion
7.
What was the name of the chief of the city in South Carolina that de Soto and his men were looking for?
a)
Chief Pocahontas
b)
Chief Cofitachequi
c)
Chief Hiawatha
d)
Chief Powhatan
8.
What did the Lady of Cofitachequi give to the Spaniards as gifts?
a)
Silver
b)
Diamonds
c)
Pearls
d)
Gold
9.
What is believed to have happened to the Lady of Cofitachequi after de Soto arrested her?
a)
She was killed by the Spaniards
b)
She stayed with de Soto and his men until the end of the expedition
c)
She was released by de Soto
d)
She escaped through the woods
10.
What was the final outcome of the de Soto expedition?
a)
They settled in the southeastern United States
b)
They found a lot of gold and became rich
c)
They were all killed by the natives
d)
De Soto died and the remaining men made their way back to Mexico
11.
What did some of de Soto's men plan to do when they grew tired of marching and fighting?
a)
They planned to return to Spain
b)
They planned to continue the expedition without de Soto
c)
They planned to mutiny against de Soto
d)
They planned to settle in the southeastern United States
12.
What did de Soto and his men construct to cross the Mississippi River?
a)
A bridge
b)
A tunnel
c)
A raft
d)
Flatboats
13.
What happened to de Soto in May of 1542?
a)
He found a lot of gold
b)
He came down with a bad fever
c)
He was killed by the natives
d)
He decided to end the expedition
14.
What did de Soto's men do with his body after he died?
a)
They buried him in a cemetery
b)
They attached stones to his body and sank it in the Mississippi River
c)
They brought his body back to Spain
d)
They burned him on a pyre
15.
What did the remaining men of the de Soto expedition do after de Soto died?
a)
They made their way back to Mexico
b)
They surrendered to the natives
c)
They settled in the southeastern United States
d)
They continued the expedition without him
16.
What did de Soto and his men do when they reached the Gulf of Mexico?
a)
They built seven boats
b)
They settled there
c)
They continued to explore the southeastern United States
d)
They surrendered to the natives
17.
What did the men on the de Soto expedition look for everywhere they went?
a)
Diamonds
b)
Silver
c)
Gold
d)
Rubies
18.
What did the natives near what is now Camden, Arkansas, hunt?
a)
Deer
b)
Buffalo
c)
Bison
d)
Elk
19.
What did the Spanish lose in the battle in Alabama?
a)
Their horses
b)
Their food
c)
Their weapons
d)
Their clothes
20.
What did the Mississippians control?
a)
The Mississippi River
b)
The southeastern United States
c)
The Blue Ridge Mountains
d)
The territory through which de Soto and his men passed
21.
What did the native de Soto took as a prisoner tell him about Cofitachequi?
a)
That there was a lot of silver there
b)
That there was a lot of rubies there
c)
That there was a lot of gold there
d)
That there was a lot of diamonds there
22.
What did the Spanish do to escape the attacking natives in Mississippi?
a)
Their stampeding horses scared off the attacking natives
b)
They surrendered
c)
They fought back
d)
They ran away
23.
What did de Soto and his men do when they reached the Blue Ridge Mountains?
a)
They turned back
b)
They explored the area
c)
They settled there
d)
They fought the natives
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