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WorksheetsCabot, Hudson, Cartier
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
What do you think "mutiny" means?
small
being polite and kind
When the crew rebels or "fights back"
Who did John Cabot sail for?
The King and Queen of Spain
King Henry VII of England
Christopher Columbus
Why doesn't anyone know if his third voyage was successful or not?
He did not take good notes.
He didn't tell anyone about his voyage because he was very secretive.
He never returned from this voyage.
John Cabot faced the following obstacles during his journey.
He had to fight with the Native Americans
Storms, icy cold weather, no maps, and he had to repair his ship.
He didn't have enough money to sponsor his expedition.
Sickness, hunger, and the spread of smallpox.
On both of those voyages, Hudson had to turn back due to ______ conditions.
rainy
humid
icy
hot
Hudson's third voyage was funded by the ______ East India Company.
Dutch
Spanish
Canadian
Native
Hudson disobeyed orders and headed to the New World to find the _____ passage.
Southeast
Northeast
Northwest
Southwest
On his fourth voyage, his crew _______.
died
got lost
mutinied
resigned
Hudson was set adrift in a boat on the _________ bay.
New York
Hudson
Boston
England
Which river did Cartier discover?
Mississippi River
St. Lawrence River
Hudson River
Cartier explored the northern part of the "new world", which was which country?
Bahamas
France
Canada
Which of the following was a reason that Jacques Cartier explored North America?
He was looking for a faster route from Africa to England.
He wanted to be famous for finding the Pacific Ocean.
He wanted to find a southwest passage to the Bahamas.
He was looking for a safer, faster northwest route to Asia to bring back riches.
Which country sponsored Jacques Cartier?
France
Spain
England
Italy
What was Cartier's biggest obstacle?
the dense jungles
the mountains
the cold harsh winters
the lack of crew members
Cartier lost a quarter of his men to ______ during his second expedition.
measles
scurvy
mumps
small pox
What land in Canada did Cartier first reach.
Iceland
Newfoundland
Labrador
Cabot agreed with __________ that you could get to the West Indies by sailing west.
De Leon
Cartier
Columbus
Balboa
What product did Cabot bring back to England to make the king very rich?
Spices
Silk
Beans
Cod (fish)
Why did many explorers look for the Northwest Passage?
to find gold
to claim land for their country
to find a quicker route to Asia
to search for the coldest climate
