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Grade 4 Exploration
Why did the explorers travel the seas?
  1. to take over land
  2. to find America
  3. to seek lucrative goods
Grade 4 Exploration
Who was the merchant who visited China and described its riches to Europe?
  1. Coronado
  2. Amerigo Vespucci
  3. Marco Polo
  4. Columbus
Grade 4 Exploration
As Governor of the Indies, Columbus was known for his gentle treatment of the native islanders.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 Exploration
Who had Jean Ribault arrested and imprisoned?
  1. René de Laudonnière
  2. Queen Elizabeth
  3. the Huguenots
Grade 4 Exploration
Many historians believe that                        was the first European to see the Mississippi River.
  1. Robert La Salle
  2. Hernando de Soto
  3. Jean Baptiste Le Moyne
  4. George Washington
Grade 4 Exploration
Why was Hernan Cortes able to conquer the Aztecs?
  1. Cortes had better weapons and Indian allies
  2. The Aztec leader gave up his empire peacebly
  3. The Inca helped Cortes conquer the Aztecs
Grade 4 Exploration
Which explorer's sailors caught diseases?
  1. Juan Ponce de Leon
  2. Jacques Cartier
  3. Christopher Columbus
  4. Henry Hudson
Grade 4 Exploration
Which Spanish explorer conquered the Inca in Peru?
  1. Atahualpa
  2. Francisco Pizarro
  3. Amerigo Vespucci
Grade 4 Exploration
Who was Estevanico?
  1. A Spanish conquistador.
  2. An African slave who accompanied early Spanish explorers.
  3. The first man to live in Haiti.
  4. A free man who helped conquer the Aztecs.
Grade 4 Exploration
How did Prince Henry or Portugal help increase European exploration?
  1. He paid for Christopher Columbus's voyage
  2. He improved the compass
  3. He started a sailing school
Grade 4 Exploration
What was the most deadly weapon the Spanish brought?
  1. Guns
  2. Cannons
  3. Smallpox
Grade 4 Exploration
Why was Ribault unable to raise any money?
  1. Pedro Menendez attacked the ships
  2. Religous conflict had broken out in France
  3. The Huguenots did not have any money
Grade 4 Exploration
Explorers such as Henry Hudson, Jaques Cartier, and Christopher Columbus were sent to
                newly discovered lands for the European country that sent them to explore.
  1. route
  2. claim
  3. tax
  4. govern
Grade 4 Exploration
A conquistador is
  1. a Spanish coin
  2. a Spanish ship
  3. a Spanish conqueror
  4. an English ship
Grade 4 Exploration
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado was looking for gold and explored parts of
  1. New Mexico
  2. California
  3. Arizona
  4. Colorado
Grade 4 Exploration
What happened to Magellan when he sailed from Spain to the Philippine Islands?
  1. He crossed the Suez Canal
  2. He crossed the English Channel.
  3. He was killed.
  4. He returned to Spain.
Grade 4 Exploration
The Portuguese claimed the land that is called                 today.
  1. Brazil
  2. Mexico
  3. Chile
Grade 4 Exploration
Ponce de Leon was a Spanish explorer who landed in what is now
  1. Arizona
  2. California
  3. Florida
  4. Louisiana
Grade 4 Exploration
Leif Erickson was a
  1. Pilgrim
  2. Viking
  3. King
  4. Indian
Grade 4 Exploration
Which explorer was the first European explorer to discover a sea route to America?
  1. Jacques Cartier
  2. Christopher Columbus
  3. Juan Ponce de Leon
  4. Christopher Newport
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