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1
What is one thing the explorers brought to the Americas?
Corn
Diseases
Monkeys
Parrots
2
Name two foods that explorers took with them from the Americas back to Europe.
all answers are correct
beans and squash
tomatoes and pineapple
corn and potatoes
3
Who sent the message to leave to the french
Obama
George Washington
Abraham
4
An English explorer, Henry ______, made four voyages in search of the Northwest Passage.
Hudson
Hoover
Cabot
Cortes
5
What are 2 goals why explorers from Spain, France, & England travelled across the Atlantic?
Farming techniques and more food
Larger populations and cures for diseases
A shorter route to Asia and religious freedoms
Deerskins and beaver furs
6
Why did the French and Spanish want control of the plains?
All of the above
To gain its natural resources
To control trade with its Indian tribes
To be the center of trade throughout the country
7
Name another tool that explorers used to find their way.
satelittes
compass
Google Earth
Ms Bickel
8
What is significant about the English colonies and how they were governed?
they were ruled strictly by a King
They set up a system of self-government w/ colonial reps
They had no taxes or restrictions on trade
They didn't have any form of govenment
9
An English explorer who attempted to find the Northwest Passage
Henry Hudson
Juan Ponce
John Cabot
Michael Jordan
10
What was a main obstacle the explorers face?
No GPS signal
No maps of the region
Hard to read maps
11
What French explorer came to northern New York and named a lake after himself?
Henry Hudson
Peter Stuyvesant
Samuel de Champlain
Charles II
12
Explorers used ships to explore the Americas
False
true
13
John Cabot was the first English explorer to reach __________________ paid for by England.
France
North America
Spain
14
What is one of the technologies the Explorers used to get to the new world ?
Cartography
The stars
Telescope
Painting finger nails
15
What was the french goals in the Americas?
They wanted to colonize and trade.
The wanted to find new diseases.
They didn't have any goals.
they wanted to bring back slaves to France.
16
Why did the English go to the Americas during the age of the exploration?
The English went to the Americas to settle.
The English went to the Americas to bring back new diseases.
The English went to the Americas to exploit.
The English went to the Americas to trade.
17
Why did explorers want to find a sea route to Asia?
To increase power
To be awesome
To increase disease
18
French Explorer Jacques Cartier explored what is known as Canada and founded the settlement of Quebec.
False
True
19
Who founded Louisiana for France and named it for the French king?
John Cabot
Robert de La Salle
Jacques Cartier
Henry Hudson
20
Where English, French, Dutch successful with their trade route?
No water was frozen
Yes they were successful
No they ended up back home
21
French man who explored the Great Lakes
Jean Cartier
Jean Effiel
Robert de la Salle
Hery Hudson
22
In the early 1600s, French explorers came to North America to look for:
Quebec City
Lake Champlain
Northwest Passage
New France
23
_____was an Italian sailor sent by the French king, Francis I, to find the Northwest Passage.
Ponce de Leon
Pizarro
Verrazano
Cabot
24
French settlement began in Newfoundland and eventually spread to what part of America?
Along the St. Lawrence Rive
Quebec, Canda
The Great Lakes
Eastern Canada
25
How did the English take over New Amsterdam, renaming it New York?
a 467 day siege that killed half the population
Peacefully, without firing a shot
Through Bribery
Under cover of darkness, sabotaging the fort
26
What was one of the original goals of the French in coming to the new world?
Discovering a Northwest Passage
Expanding Their Empire
Discovering Gold
Expanding their Fur Trade
27
What did the French want to establish in the Americas?
slave trade
gold and silver mines
new communities
fishing and fur trade
28
Henry Hudson explored for both the English and the Dutch -- he discovered the:
Lake Erie
Great Lakes
Hudson River
29
What were the explorers looking for when they came to North America?
salmon
trade route to Asia
lumber
fur trade
30
The Northwest Passage was what explorers called an idea that...
there was a way to get to the Seven Cities of Gold
there was a shorter route to Asia through North America
there was a land bridge to Asia
there were Viking artifacts on the eastern coast of Canada
31
Which Nation Lost The Most Land Following The French and Indian War
Spanish
Germany
France
British Colonies
32
Which group of explorers and settlers were friendly with the Native Americans in Canada?
Spanish
French
English
Vikings
33
In New France, French fur traders turned Native Americans into:
Business Partners
Catholic Converts
Slaves
Hired Servancts
34
What did early explorers use to help them find things?
maps
Google
coral reefs
cell phones
35
Whose voyage opened the way for English settlers to North America?
Christopher Columbus
Juan Ponce de Leon
John Cabot
Hernan Cortes
36
This English explorer traveled by sea to Vancouver Island, but was killed in Hawaii.
Alexander Mackenzie
Neil Armstrong
James Cook
Henry Hudson
37
Another name for an English Pirate is "SeaCats"
False
True
38
Why did the French go to the Americas during the age of Exploration?
The French went over to the Americas to settle.
The French went over to the Americas to bring back slaves.
The French went over to the Americas to trade.
The French went over to the Americas to exploit.
39
What was the route the explorers wanted to find?
American Passage
Northwest Passage
Southwest Passage
North-South Passage
40
King Francis I next sent a French navigator, ______, to look for the Northwest Passage.
Cousteau
Caboto
Cartier
Coronodao
41
What was one of the results of the French Revolution?
Everyone got new Jordan’s
They had a celebration they won the war
The church became controlled by the state
Louis was killed
42
What countries claimed Texas as their own because of the explorers, De Vaca and La Salle
United States and Mexico
France and Spain
France and the United States
Spain and Mexico
43
How did French fur traders or voyageurs get around?
tall ships
canoes
snow shoes
bikes
44
Which of these did the French profit from in North America?
Trading
Farming
Riding
Dancing
45
What were the motives of early explorers?
To get rich
Wanted to be famous
To gain land for their country
To find the love of their lives
46
French explorers were friendly with Native Americans. They traded __________ with the Natives?
Fur
corn
boats
houses
47
What did the French trade for?
Tools
Food
Jewelry
Furs
48
Why did most explorers want to explore the Americas?
To just get on a boat and go somewhere
To find new land because Europe is boring!
To find a trade route to the Middle East, Asia, and China
To trade with India
49
Exploration became big business, and __ as well as rulers of countries began sending explorers.
trading companies
colleges
families
famous millionaires
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French Explorers traveled to and settled in what part of the New World?
Along Rivers in N. America
Caribbean Islands
South America
North America/Canada
