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Cabot, Hudson, Cartier

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do you think "mutiny" means?

a)

small

b)

being polite and kind

c)

When the crew rebels or "fights back"

2.

Who did John Cabot sail for?

a)

The King and Queen of Spain

b)

King Henry VII of England

c)

Christopher Columbus

3.

Why doesn't anyone know if his third voyage was successful or not?

a)

He did not take good notes.

b)

He didn't tell anyone about his voyage because he was very secretive.

c)

He never returned from this voyage.

4.

John Cabot faced the following obstacles during his journey.

a)

He had to fight with the Native Americans

b)

Storms, icy cold weather, no maps, and he had to repair his ship.

c)

He didn't have enough money to sponsor his expedition.

d)

Sickness, hunger, and the spread of smallpox.

5.
John Cabot's goal was to? 
a)
Find the Fountain of Youth 
b)
Find a shorter trade route to Asia.
c)
Find the Pacific Ocean
d)
Find Puerto Rico 
6.

On both of those voyages, Hudson had to turn back due to ______ conditions.

a)

rainy

b)

humid

c)

icy

d)

hot

7.

Hudson's third voyage was funded by the ______ East India Company.

a)

Dutch

b)

Spanish

c)

Canadian

d)

Native

8.

Hudson disobeyed orders and headed to the New World to find the _____ passage.

a)

Southeast

b)

Northeast

c)

Northwest

d)

Southwest

9.

On his fourth voyage, his crew _______.

a)

died

b)

got lost

c)

mutinied

d)

resigned

10.

Hudson was set adrift in a boat on the _________ bay.

a)

New York

b)

Hudson

c)

Boston

d)

England

11.

Which river did Cartier discover?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

St. Lawrence River

c)

Hudson River

12.

Cartier explored the northern part of the "new world", which was which country?

a)

Bahamas

b)

France

c)

Canada

13.

Which of the following was a reason that Jacques Cartier explored North America?

a)

He was looking for a faster route from Africa to England.

b)

He wanted to be famous for finding the Pacific Ocean.

c)

He wanted to find a southwest passage to the Bahamas.

d)

He was looking for a safer, faster northwest route to Asia to bring back riches.

14.

Which country sponsored Jacques Cartier?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

England

d)

Italy

15.

What was Cartier's biggest obstacle?

a)

the dense jungles

b)

the mountains

c)

the cold harsh winters

d)

the lack of crew members

16.

Cartier lost a quarter of his men to ______ during his second expedition.

a)

measles

b)

scurvy

c)

mumps

d)

small pox

17.

What land in Canada did Cartier first reach.

a)

Iceland

b)

Newfoundland

c)

Labrador

18.

Cabot agreed with __________ that you could get to the West Indies by sailing west.

a)

De Leon

b)

Cartier

c)

Columbus

d)

Balboa

19.

What product did Cabot bring back to England to make the king very rich?

a)

Spices

b)

Silk

c)

Beans

d)

Cod (fish)

20.

Why did many explorers look for the Northwest Passage?

a)

to find gold

b)

to claim land for their country

c)

to find a quicker route to Asia

d)

to search for the coldest climate