WorksheetsEuropean Explorers
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is an explorer?
a person who sits at home
a person who likes to eat
a person that travels to a new place to learn about it
a person who takes land from other people
What were the major conflicts between the American Indians and the explorers?
Stealing land
Spread diseases
Forced religion
All of these were conflicts
Which of the following was a reason for European exploration?
shorter route to Asia
gold, wealth, and fame
to spread Christianity
All of these reasons
One of the first European explorers to discover the New World. He thought he had landed in India so he called the Native Americans Indians.
Cabot
Columbus
Cartier
Hudson
Cartier was from what country?
Candada
Spain
Portugal
France
Which explorer discovered the Pacific Ocean?
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
John Cabot
Jacques Cartier
Christopher Columbus
What river did Jacques Cartier discover?
The Hudson
The Mississippi
The St. Lawrence
The Rio Grande
Which explorer led an expedition to America and laid claim to the Hudson River?
Christopher Columbus
Henry Hudson
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
John Cabot
What was Columbus's goal for exploration?
To find a new religion
To find a new route to Australia
To find a new route to Asia
To trade fur with Native Americans
Which explorer was the first European to cross the Mississippi River?
Hudson
Hernando de Soto
Cartier
Nunez de Balboa
Who sponsored John Cabot to find an even quicker route to Asia in hopes of claiming land for England?
King Henry VII
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
Christopher Columbus
Who hired Balboa to find treasure in the new world, specifically South America?
King and Queen of Spain
King and Queen of Italy.
King and Queen of France.
John Cabot is remembered for finding a shorter route to the New World that would lead to more land that England could claim in the future.
True
False
The King of Spain chose Hernando de Soto to head to Florida and make a settlement.
True
False
Extremely hot and dry weather conditions made it difficult for Henry Hudson to reach his goal.
True
False
