Explorers Study Quiz
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- Q1
Explorers were searching for the Northwest passage in hopes of _____________________.
discovering gold
to search for their friends
finding a quicker route to Asia
claiming land for their country
300s - Q2
Which of these was NOT a reason for exploration?
Goodies
Glory
God
Gold
300s - Q3
Spanish explorers wanted to travel to North America to ___________
visit places in their holy books.
find a place to practice religion safely.
learn about other religions in the area.
spread Christianity to people that lived there.
300s - Q4
Columbus did NOT meet the goal of his voyage because he didn't find a sea route to Asia.
False
True
300s - Q5
Vasco Núñez de Balboa ____________________________
became the first European to explore South America.
became the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean.
became the first European to explore North America.
became the first European to reach the Atlantic Ocean.
300s - Q6
Which explorer used this map?
Christopher Columbus
Henry Hudson
John Cabot
Hernando De Soto
300s - Q7
Which explorer traveled where the X is on the map?
John Cabot
Christopher Columbus
Balboa
Henry Hudson
300s - Q8
Which explorer got kicked off his own boat?
John Cabot
Jacques Cartier
Hernando de Soto
Henry Hudson
300s - Q9
Jacques Cartier was a __________ explorer.
English
Spanish
French
brave
300s - Q10
What caused the American Indian population to decrease?
the practice of forcing American Indian children to learn Spanish
the introduction of certain diseases to American Indians
the taking of American Indians’ lands
the loss of the large buffalo population
300s - Q11
Which explorer vanished?
John Cabot
Henry Hudson
Christopher Columbus
Hernando De Soto
300s - Q12
Which explorer encountered dangerous rapids in St. Lawrence River?
Hernando De Soto
Jacques Cartier
Henry Hudson
John Cabot
300s
