WorksheetsEuropean Exploration
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 56mins
Christopher Columbus wanted to:
become rich to own the new country
find a better route to the Indies
find a wife
bring home a new ship
Who agreed to finally support Christopher Columbus in his voyage to find a cheaper and faster route to Asia?
King Henry V
Ferdinand and Isabella
King Henry III
Spanish with horses
Who discovered the Mississippi River?
Hernan Cortez
Samuel de Champlain
Jacques Cartier
Hernando de Soto
Choose 2... what were 2 main reasons the explorers began to explore?
run for president
gold and power
have freedom to do what they wanted
to find a quicker route to Asia
To see if sea monsters were real
What was Hudson looking for?
gold
northwest passage to Asia
bodies of water
spices
Which explorer, along with his son and 7 crew members, was left to die on a small boat?
Giovanni da Verrazzano
Henry Hudson
Samuel de Champlain
Christopher Columbus
Why did explorers explore new land?
To spread religious beliefs
To find riches
To receive glory
All of the above
Why was it important to find a water route to Asia?
Because Europeans needed Asian slaves.
Because it would make trading with Asia quicker and cheaper.
He claimed land in Canada for England.
Ponce de Leon and de Soto
Why did Europeans set out to find new routes to Asia?
To explore unknown seas
To study American Indians
To trade spices and silks
To search for sunken ships
When did Christopher Columbus sail the ocean blue?
1992
1546
1492
1684
What did the Europeans find instead of a route to Asia?
Unknown seas
Spices and silks
The American continents
Sunken ships
What did Europeans call the lands they discovered?
The Old World
The Unknown World
The Lost World
The New World
What is the name for a Spanish explorer and conqueror?
Conquistador
Columbian Exchange
Colony
Exploration
Early explorers were looking for a quicker way to get to ____________ when they sailed west from Europe.
Asia
Africa
America
Antarctica
Which country sent explorers Vasco Nunez de Balboa and Ponce de Leon to claim land in the Western Hemipshere?
England
France
Portugal
Spain
Christopher Columbus Discovered America.
True or False?
(a)
Who was the king of Spain in the late 1400's?
King Henry IV
King Louis
King Ferdinand
King Napolean
What was a reason the French explored North America?
To find the city of gold
Fur trade
Enslave the Indians
To take the Native Americans land
Why did the Europeans not get as sick as the Native Americans.
they had grown an immunity because they travelled more
they had vaccination
they were cleaner
they had better doctors
The European explorers came to the Americas by
Train
Ship
Car
Plane
Why did Europeans want to explore?
Hunting for riches
Spread their religion
To become famous
All of the above
In the beginning the Europeans called America the
United States
New World
Atlanta
Canada
What is a journey taken by a group of people with a particular purpose?
expedition
navigation
compass
discovery
What is something that gets in your way or prevents you from getting something?
accomplishment
obstacle
expedition
compass
What was Juan Ponce de Leon trying to find during his travel?
The Pacific Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean
fish
The Fountain of Youth
What is the science of piloting ships?
compass
biology
navigation
astrology
Name and explain three obstacles that European Explorers faced.
Name and explain two reasons people explored.
Why did some of the explorers' crews mutiny against them?
Weather conditions weren't favorable & the crews wanted to abort the mission
They were upset that the leaders were causing problems for the Natives.
There was not a lot to do and it was boring.
The boat leaders weren't very smart.
What states did De Soto explore?
Alabama, New York, Birmingham
Mississippi, Alabama, Florida
Texas, Louisiana, Maine
New York, North Carolina, California
Part of the reason exploring was difficult was because the maps were so detailed and difficult to read.
True
False
