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European Exploration

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Christopher Columbus wanted to:

a)

become rich to own the new country

b)

find a better route to the Indies

c)

find a wife

d)

bring home a new ship

2.

Who agreed to finally support Christopher Columbus in his voyage to find a cheaper and faster route to Asia?

a)

King Henry V

b)

Ferdinand and Isabella

c)

King Henry III

d)

Spanish with horses

3.

Who discovered the Mississippi River?

a)

Hernan Cortez

b)

Samuel de Champlain

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Hernando de Soto

4.

Choose 2... what were 2 main reasons the explorers began to explore?

a)

run for president

b)

gold and power

c)

have freedom to do what they wanted

d)

to find a quicker route to Asia

e)

To see if sea monsters were real

5.

What was Hudson looking for?

a)

gold

b)

northwest passage to Asia

c)

bodies of water

d)

spices

6.

Which explorer, along with his son and 7 crew members, was left to die on a small boat?

a)

Giovanni da Verrazzano

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

Samuel de Champlain

d)

Christopher Columbus

7.

Why did explorers explore new land?

a)

To spread religious beliefs

b)

To find riches

c)

To receive glory

d)

All of the above

8.
Where did Christopher Columbus think he traveled?
a)
America
b)
Asia
c)
Spain
d)
Mexico
9.

Why was it important to find a water route to Asia?

a)

Because Europeans needed Asian slaves.

b)

Because it would make trading with Asia quicker and cheaper.

10.
He was sponsored by France and discovered the St. Lawrence River.
a)
Cabot
b)
Columbus
c)
Cartier
11.

He claimed land in Canada for England.

a)
Henry Hudson
b)
Jacques Cartier
c)
John Cabot
d)
Newfoundland
12.
Sponsored by France
a)
Columbus
b)
de Soto
c)
Cabot
d)
Cartier
13.
Who explored this area?
a)

Ponce de Leon and de Soto

b)
Cartier and Hudson
c)
Columbus and Hudson
d)
Cartier and de Soto
14.
Who sailed from England to Canada?
a)
Columbus
b)
Cabot
c)
Cartier
d)
Hudson
15.
Who went from France to the Gulf of St. Lawrence?
a)
Columbus
b)
Cabot
c)
Cartier
16.
I was searching for the Fountain of Youth, and though I never found it, I was the first to step foot on what is today U.S.A. soil.
a)
de Soto
b)
Erikson
c)
Columbus
d)
de Leon
17.

Why did Europeans set out to find new routes to Asia?

a)

To explore unknown seas

b)

To study American Indians

c)

To trade spices and silks

d)

To search for sunken ships

18.

When did Christopher Columbus sail the ocean blue?

a)

1992

b)

1546

c)

1492

d)

1684

19.

What did the Europeans find instead of a route to Asia?

a)

Unknown seas

b)

Spices and silks

c)

The American continents

d)

Sunken ships

20.

What did Europeans call the lands they discovered?

a)

The Old World

b)

The Unknown World

c)

The Lost World

d)

The New World

21.

What is the name for a Spanish explorer and conqueror?

a)

Conquistador

b)

Columbian Exchange

c)

Colony

d)

Exploration

22.

Early explorers were looking for a quicker way to get to ____________ when they sailed west from Europe.

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

America

d)

Antarctica

23.

Which country sent explorers Vasco Nunez de Balboa and Ponce de Leon to claim land in the Western Hemipshere?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Portugal

d)

Spain

24.

Christopher Columbus Discovered America.

True or False?

(a)  

25.

Who was the king of Spain in the late 1400's?

a)

King Henry IV

b)

King Louis

c)

King Ferdinand

d)

King Napolean

26.

What was a reason the French explored North America?

a)

To find the city of gold

b)

Fur trade

c)

Enslave the Indians

d)

To take the Native Americans land

27.

Why did the Europeans not get as sick as the Native Americans.

a)

they had grown an immunity because they travelled more

b)

they had vaccination

c)

they were cleaner

d)

they had better doctors

28.

The European explorers came to the Americas by

a)

Train

b)

Ship

c)

Car

d)

Plane

29.
Who was in America first?
a)
Columbus
b)
Native Americans
c)
Cabot
d)
Cartier
30.

Why did Europeans want to explore?

a)

Hunting for riches

b)

Spread their religion

c)

To become famous

d)

All of the above

31.

In the beginning the Europeans called America the

a)

United States

b)

New World

c)

Atlanta

d)

Canada

32.

What is a journey taken by a group of people with a particular purpose?

a)

expedition

b)

navigation

c)

compass

d)

discovery

33.

What is something that gets in your way or prevents you from getting something?

a)

accomplishment

b)

obstacle

c)

expedition

d)

compass

34.

What was Juan Ponce de Leon trying to find during his travel?

a)

The Pacific Ocean

b)

The Atlantic Ocean

c)

fish

d)

The Fountain of Youth

35.

What is the science of piloting ships?

a)

compass

b)

biology

c)

navigation

d)

astrology

36.

Name and explain three obstacles that European Explorers faced.

4 lines
37.

Name and explain two reasons people explored.

4 lines
38.

Why did some of the explorers' crews mutiny against them?

a)

Weather conditions weren't favorable & the crews wanted to abort the mission

b)

They were upset that the leaders were causing problems for the Natives.

c)

There was not a lot to do and it was boring.

d)

The boat leaders weren't very smart.

39.

What states did De Soto explore?

a)

Alabama, New York, Birmingham

b)

Mississippi, Alabama, Florida

c)

Texas, Louisiana, Maine

d)

New York, North Carolina, California

40.

Part of the reason exploring was difficult was because the maps were so detailed and difficult to read.

a)

True

b)

False