
European Explorers
Quiz by Sally Mason
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- Q11.) Columbus journeyed to North America ____times.231430s
- Q22.) Columbus proposed a quicker, safer route to the_____________.North AmericaWest IndiesRepublic of GenoaIndia30s
- Q33.) Cabot claimed land for the ________________.King of EnglandPresident of the United StatesKing of Great BritianKing of Spain30s
- Q44.) Cabot is given credit for being the first European to explore _________ coastline and its many islands and capes.Canada'sMexico'sGeorgia'sFlorida's30s
- Q55.) On both of his voyages Hudson had to turn back due to ______________conditions.WindyGoodGoodIcy30s
- Q66.) Hudson disobeyed orders and headed to the New World in search of the _______________.Muscovy CompanyNorthwest PassageBering StraitHudson Bay30s
- Q77.) Cartier was to find a _____________route to Asia.easternsouthernwesternnorthern30s
- Q88.) Relationships with the ____________people turned sour when Cartier kidnapped the chief’s son.CreekMicmacIroquoisCherokee30s
- Q99.) On his Southwest Expedition, de Soto and his men searched for _____________.MineralsSpicesGoldSilver30s
- Q1010.) After de Soto’s death Spain decided to colonize the _________ Coast.NorthPacificAtlanticSouthern30s
- Q1111.) Balboa and his crew had to detour to Hispaniola due to their __________being infested by shipworms.shoespantsfoodships30s
- Q1212.) Balboa is credited with discovering the __________________.Atlantic Oceansouth seasnorth seasPacific Ocean30s
- Q1313.) Columbus and Cabot were both born in the Republic of ________________.GermanyFranceGenoaItaly30s
- Q1414.) Cartier lost a quarter of his men to _________________during his second expedition.small poxmeaslesmumpsscurvy30s
- Q1515. Hernando de Soto kept detailed _________________of his expeditions.thoughtsvideosrecordspictures30s