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Grade 3 Exploration
Which of these explorers did NOT build a settlement in North America?
  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Samuel de Champlain
  3. Hernando de Soto
  4. Jacques Cartier
Grade 3 Exploration
Columbus explored the land that is now the United States of America.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Exploration
On what date, did Columbus land in the New World?
  1. October 10, 1492
  2. October 12, 1492
  3. July 4, 1492
  4. November 12, 1492
Grade 3 Exploration
Who financed Christopher Columbus's trip to find a new route for the Indies?
  1. King and Queen of Spain
  2. King and Queen of Portugal
  3. King and Queen of England
  4. None of the above
Grade 3 European History
Why did the Germanic tribes substitute Thor's name for Jupiter's when naming Thursday?
Grade 3 Exploration
While coming to the New World, What was the name of the island Columbus landed on first?
  1. Haiti
  2. Bahamas
  3. Cuba
  4. San Salvador
Grade 3 Exploration
Where was John Cabot born?
  1. England
  2. Spain
  3. Italy
  4. Holland
Grade 3 Exploration
What is a voyage?
  1. long trip across the desert
  2. long trip across the country
  3. long trip across the sea or ocean
  4. none of the above
Grade 3 Exploration
Columbus was interested in teaching the Indians to become Christians.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Exploration
What company paid Henry Hudson to sail for them?
  1. French Bread Company
  2. British Northern Company
  3. Dutch East India Company
  4. Muscovy and Meyers Company
Grade 3 Exploration
What explorer was from England but sailed for Holland?
  1. Ponce de Leon
  2. Hudson
  3. Cabot
  4. Hernando de Soto
Grade 3 Exploration
What were the explorers from England, France, and Holland searching for?
  1. the Northwest Passage
  2. furs
  3. gold
  4. new land for their country
Grade 3 Exploration
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella gave Columbus the title,                             .
  1. King of the Sea
  2. King of the Ocean
  3. Admiral of the Ocean Sea
  4. Admiral Of the Queen's Ships
Grade 3 Exploration
I found the largest river in the United States.                     {Fernando de Soto}                     
Grade 3 Exploration
Where did Columbus experience his first shipwreck?
  1. Indies
  2. Genoa, Italy
  3. Portugal
  4. Africa
Grade 3 Exploration
Christopher Columbus's parents wanted him to be a                   when he grew up.
  1. pirate
  2. sailor
  3. weaver
  4. none of the above
Grade 3 Exploration
Henry Hudson was an explorer who was seeking riches and gold.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Exploration
Columbus took just one Indian to Spain.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 3 Exploration
What countries do the Indies comprise of?
  1. India, Portugal, Spice Islands, Spain
  2. India, China, Japan, Spice Islands
  3. India, Africa, Europe, Japan
Grade 3 Exploration
The Northwest Passage was a route that the French and English were searching for to take them to Asia.
  1. True
  2. False
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