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Grade 4 Exploration
Which explorer gave England a claim to the mainland of North America and led to the founding of English colonies in America?
  1. Juan Ponce de Leon
  2. Christopher Columbus
  3. Jacques Cartier
  4. John Cabot
Grade 4 Exploration
France based its claims to territory in what is now Canada on the explorations of which of the following people?
  1. Juan Ponce de Leon
  2. Jacques Cartier
  3. John Cabot
  4. Henry Hudson
Grade 4 Exploration
Who was Leif Erickson's Dad?
  1. Erik the Red
  2. Rikki the Red
  3. John Adams
  4. Christopher Columbus
Grade 4 Exploration
The Dutch eventually lost control of the New Netherlands colony to the                 because they were outnumbered and did not want a war they would lose.
  1. English
  2. Germans
  3. Huguenots
  4. Swedes
Grade 4 Exploration
Which two explorers were sponsored by Spain?
  1. Columbus and Cartier
  2. Newport and Cartier
  3. Columbus and Juan Ponce De Leon
  4. Juan Ponce De Leon and Newport
Grade 4 Exploration
Two of his accomplishments were he landed on the eastern coast of Canada (where there were lots of fish) and other Europeans went there to set up fishing companies.
  1. John Cabot
  2. Jacques Cartier
  3. Vasco Nunez de Balboa
  4. Henry Hudson
Grade 4 Exploration
Which of the following explorers led the first expedition up the St. Lawrence River?
  1. Juan Ponce de Leon
  2. Jacques Cartier
  3. John Cabot
  4. Henry Hudson
Grade 4 Exploration
What did French explorer Jacques Cartier want to bring to the Americas?
  1. Christianity
  2. Education
  3. Tools
  4. Horses
Grade 4 Exploration
Who wanted to find a water route to Asia?
  1. Jacques Cartier
  2. Henry Hudson
  3. Christopher Columbus
  4. John Cabot
Grade 4 Exploration
Which explorer claimed the Pacific Ocean and all of its shores for Spain?
  1. Juan Ponce de Leon
  2. Christopher Columbus
  3. Vasco Nunez de Balboa
  4. John Cabot
Grade 4 Exploration
Henry Hudson was from England.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Exploration
Henry Hudson sailed up the Hudson River in present-day New York.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Exploration
He became the first European to reach the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean.
  1. Juan Ponce de Leon
  2. Vasco Nunez de Balboa
  3. Christopher Columbus
  4. John Cabot
Grade 4 Exploration
He settled Central and South America.
  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Henry Hudson
  3. John Cabot
  4. Jacques Cartier
Grade 4 Exploration
Who sailed over 1000 miles along the St. Lawrence River in Canada?
  1. Jacques Cartier
  2. Juan Ponce de Leon
  3. John Cabot
  4. Henry Hudson
Grade 4 Exploration
Jacques Cartier was from France.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Exploration
Who discovered the "Fountain of Youth" and found gold?
  1. Jacques Cartier
  2. Christopher Columbus
  3. Juan Ponce de Leon
  4. Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Grade 4 Exploration
What did Cortes bring along with him as his crew marched to the city?
  1. horses, cannons, gold, gifts, and silver
  2. girls, and women
  3. cannons and precious stones
  4. ships and money
Grade 4 Exploration
Christopher Columbus made 2 voyages with several ships.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Exploration
New Spain became the largest          colony          of Spain after Cortes conquered Indian peoples in the Americas.
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