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4th Grade Explorers

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. 1. Which explorers were friendly with the indians while expanding their fur trade?

a. Cabot and Columbus c. Balboa and Ponce de Leon

b. Hudson and Cartier d. Columbus and Cartier

____ 2. 2. Which explorer searched in Florida for gold and the Fountain of Youth?

a. Balboa c. Cabot

b. Columbus d. Ponce de Leon

____ 3. 3. How did Columbus change exploration?

a. His discoveries led to the European

disoveries of North and South America.

c. By discovering the Pacific Ocean, more

exploration would be continue across

South America.

b. He found the route to Asia. d. After getting killed, explorers decided

not to explorer this area.

____ 4. 4. Which was an effect on the Native Americans by European explorers?

a. They were able to move to Europe for a

better life

c. They became rich from the mone the

explorers gave them for the land.

b. They were poisoned by the explorers d. Diseases from the Europeans led to many

Native American deaths.

____ 5. Which explorers explored the northern area of North America?

a. John Cabot and Jacques Cartier c. Balboa and John Cabot

b. Juan Ponce de Leon and Henry Hudson d. Jacques Cartier and Columbus

____ 6. During colonial days, European nations hoped to find a passage through America to where?a. the Aleutian Islands, or Alaska c. Hawaiib. Panama d. the “Indies,” or Asian lands

____ 7. 7. Which of the following was not one of the major European countries funding exploration?

a. France c. England

b. Spain d. Sweden

____ 8. 8. Which of the following would not have been an obstacle faced by explorers?

a. uncharted waterways c. hostile Native Americans

b. discouraged crew members d. low gas supply

____ 9. 9. Henry Hudson and John Cabot explorered what part of the world?

a. Northeast North America c. Panama

b. South America d. Florida

____ 10. 10. Which would have been a reason that Balboa or Ponce de Leon had for exploration?

a. oil c. fur traps

b. gold d. wild horses

____ 11. 11. What area did Jacques Cartier explore?

a. Florida c. Bahamas

b. Canada d. Panama

____ 12. 12. Who funded Columbus’s first journey?

a. Queen Victoria from England c. Queen Isabella from Spain

b. King Charles from France d. King George from Holland

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____ 13. 13. Which explorer journey to the Northeastern North America and later had a river, strait, and bay named

after him from that same area?

a. Balboa c. John Cabot

b. Jacques Cartier d. Henry Hudson

____ 14. 14. Which explorer was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean?

a. Columbus c. Ponce de Leon

b. Balboa d. Jacques Cartier

____ 15. 15. Which area was not explorered and claimed by Spain?

a. Florida c. Canada

b. Central America d. South America

____ 16. 16. What happened on Henry Hudson last voyage?

a. Hudson crew mutinied c. They were attacked and killed by indians

b. They were killed by pirates d. Bad weathered caused the boat to crash

____ 17. 17. How did the indians help the explorers in Northeastern North America?

a. gave them gold c. showed them the route to Asia

b. traded furs with them d. all of the above

____ 18. 18. Which was not a reason for exploring the New World?

a. spread Christianity c. find a route to Asia

b. better health d. gold and wealth

____ 19. 19. Which pair of explorers turned on the indians, taking their gold and land?

a. Balboa and Cabot c. Cartier and Ponce de Leon

b. Hudson and Ponce de Leon d. Columbus and Balboa

____ 20. 20. What country sent Jacques Cariter to find a Northwest Passage?

a. England c. Spain

b. Portugal d. France

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4th Grade Explorers

Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ANS: B PTS: 1

2. ANS: D PTS: 1

3. ANS: A PTS: 1

4. ANS: D PTS: 1

5. ANS: A PTS: 1

6. ANS: D

A route to these lands was sought by Europeans for trade in items such as spices and silk.

Feedback

A This region was largely unexplored by Europeans at the time.

B This area would eventually provide a water passage, the Panama Canal, through Central America.

C Hawaii was not a trade destination at the time.

D Correct!

PTS: 1 DIF: Bloom’s Level: Comprehension | Webb’s Level: Level 1

OBJ: Explain the development of mercantilism and the trans-Atlantic trade.

STA: 9-12: SSUSH2.a TOP: United States History

KEY: exploration ID: SS-08-00039

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