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EXPLORERS

EXPLORERS. 1. What were the Europeans searching for when they first started exploring the Americas? A. Places to start new colonies B. New kinds of plants and animals C. A sea route to Asia D. Religious and political freedom.

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EXPLORERS

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  1. EXPLORERS

  2. 1. What were the Europeans searching for when they first started exploring the Americas? A. Places to start new colonies B. New kinds of plants and animals C. A sea route to Asia D. Religious and political freedom

  3. Which of the following was the main reason that Columbus sailed west from Europe? To find a more direct water route to Asia To set up colonies To spread the catholic religion To discover new continents

  4. 3. Which European nation sponsored Columbus’s expedition across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492? England France Portugal Spain

  5. 4. What does the word technology mean in the sentence below? New technology, such as the compass and astrolabe, improved navigation in the late 1400’s. Scientific knowledge and tools A trip taken with the goal of exploring The science of planning and following a route Computers and cell phones

  6. 5. What group of Europeans reached North America about 500 years before Columbus? The Dutch The English The Spanish The Vikings

  7. What does the word entrepreneurs mean in the sentence below? Explorers had to be entrepreneursin order to organize expeditions. People who conquer other people People who set up and manage businesses People who go to new land to teach religions People who rebel against authority

  8. Which country sponsored the first major expedition to the Americas? England France Portugal Spain

  9. 8. What did Cartier and Hudson search for in North America? A. The Fountain of Youth The Indies The Northwest Passage The Seven Cities of Gold

  10. 9. What happened during Hudson’s last voyage? He found the Northwest Passage His crew mutinied and set him adrift at sea He returned to England with furs and other riches He set up trade routes with Asia

  11. 10. Which explorer explored and claimed for Spain what is now the state of Florida? Vasco Nunez de Balboa Henry Hudson Juan Ponce de Leon Christopher Columbus

  12. Which explorer explored the land that connects the Americas and became the first European explorer to see the Pacific Ocean? Vasco Nunez de Balboa Henry Hudson Juan Ponce de Leon Christopher Columbus

  13. 12. Which explorer claimed for Holland much of what is now the state of New York and surrounding areas. Vasco Nunez de Balboa Henry Hudson Juan Ponce de Leon Christopher Columbus

  14. 13. Which of the following explorers led the first expedition up the St. Lawrence River? Vasco Nunez de Balboa Henry Hudson Juan Ponce de Leon Jacques Cartier

  15. 14. Which of the following explorers made the first English voyage to North America? His explorations made it possible for England to later make colonies in the New World. Vasco Nunez de Balboa Henry Hudson John Cabot Christopher Columbus

  16. Which of the following explorers led the first expedition to reach what is now Florida? Vasco Nunez de Balboa Henry Hudson Juan Ponce de Leon Christopher Columbus

  17. Which of the following explorers was the first to sail west across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a sea route to Asia? Vasco Nunez de Balboa Henry Hudson Juan Ponce de Leon Christopher Columbus

  18. 17. France based its claims to territory in what is now Canada on the explorations of which of the following people? Vasco Nunez de Balboa Jacques Cartier Juan Ponce de Leon Christopher Columbus

  19. 18. Which of the following explorers was one of the first to claim part of the North American mainland for Spain? (Not Central America or islands) Vasco Nunez de Balboa Henry Hudson Juan Ponce de Leon Christopher Columbus

  20. Which of the following explorers gave England a claim to the main land of North America and led to the founding of English colonies in America? John Cabot Henry Hudson Juan Ponce de Leon Christopher Columbus

  21. Answer Key: B A D A D B D C B C A B D C C D B C A

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