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WorksheetsJacques Cartier
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Where was Jacques Cartier from?
France
England
USA
Spain
Where did Jacques Cartier go on his first trip?
Canada
France
Panama
Mexico
Cartier’s crew kidnapped the two sons of a tribal leader and took them back to France.
True
False
Jacques Cartier was the first European explorer to explore what river?
Mississippi River
Ohio River
St. Lawrence River
Chattahoochee River
Who sponsored Jacques Cartier's exploration voyage?
England
United States of America
Spain
France
What does kidnap mean?
rocky, fast-flowing water
to steal a person
A place where goods could be traded for other goods
What does rapids mean?
rocky, fast-flowing water
to steal a person
A place where goods could be traded for other goods
What is a trading post?
rocky, fast-flowing water
to steal a person
A place where goods could be traded for other goods
The second time Jacques Cartier returned to the same area he explored, who led his expedition?
His family
the King and Queen of France
His two American Indian captives
What did the American Indians trade with Cartier?
animal fur
gold
crops
What did Cartier trade with the American Indians?
tools, pots, and metals
crops
gold
animal fur
What was the MAIN goal of explorer Jacques Cartier's first voyage to North America?
to trade with Spanish colonies and become rich
to discover gold and find a northern sea route to Asia
to start a French colony and teach American Indians
to locate the Mississippi River and to capture American Indians
Jacques Cartier explored the New World in the name of which country?
England
France
Portugal
Spain
What was one accomplishment of Jacques Cartier’s exploration for France?
He explored the Mississippi River.
He found the Northwest Passage to Asia.
He discovered gold in what is today Canada.
He began the fur trade with American Indians.
How did the fur trade with American Indians benefit the French?
The French became better boat builders.
The American Indians captured furs for the French.
The American Indians taught the French to make clothes.
The French learned to speak the language of American Indians.
How did the fur trade benefit both the French and the American Indians?
The French were better boat builders, so their boats helped American Indians find furs quicker and more easily.
The French taught American Indians to speak French and allowed them to attend their schools if they agreed to help them find furs.
American Indians captured furs for the French, and in exchange for the furs, the French gave them tools they could not make.
American Indians built traps that were less advanced than those the French used, so the French made better traps for the American Indians
