Exploration In North America
European explorations in North America
- 1.
![Northwest Passage was believed to connect ... - ProProfs]( "Northwest Passage was believed to connect ...")
Northwest Passage was believed to connect ...- A.
Spanish and British colonies in America
- B.
Northern Europe and Greenland
- C.
Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America
- D.
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in Central America
- 2.
![John Cabot was hired by the king of England to find Northwest Passage in... - ProProfs]( "John Cabot was hired by the king of England to find Northwest Passage in...")
John Cabot was hired by the king of England to find Northwest Passage in...- A.
1492
- B.
1497
- C.
1524
- D.
1609
- 3.
![Italian explorer Giovanni Verrazano was hired by France to find Northwest Passage in... - ProProfs]( "Italian explorer Giovanni Verrazano was hired by France to find Northwest Passage in...")
Italian explorer Giovanni Verrazano was hired by France to find Northwest Passage in...- A.
1492
- B.
1497
- C.
1524
- D.
1609
- 4.
![The Dutch East India merchant company hired Henry Hudson in... - ProProfs]( "The Dutch East India merchant company hired Henry Hudson in...")
The Dutch East India merchant company hired Henry Hudson in...- A.
1492
- B.
1497
- C.
1524
- D.
1609
- 5.
![What valuable discovery did John Cabot make sailing southeast of Newfoundland? - ProProfs]( "What valuable discovery did John Cabot make sailing southeast of Newfoundland?")
What valuable discovery did John Cabot make sailing southeast of Newfoundland?- A.
Waters extremely rich with fish
- B.
Northwest Passage
- C.
Gold
- D.
Oil
- 6.Verrazano explored what now is called...
- A.
New York Harbor and the mouth of the Hudson river
- B.
Newfoundland
- C.
Virginia
- D.
Hudson Bay
- 7.Henry Hudson explored and described (select all that applies)
- A.
Chesapeake and Delaware Bays
- B.
Northwest Passage
- C.
New Yok Harbor and Hudson River
- D.
Hudson Bay
- E.
Boston Harbor
- 8.
![In 1534 what French explorer claimed lands in North America for France? - ProProfs]( "In 1534 what French explorer claimed lands in North America for France?")
In 1534 what French explorer claimed lands in North America for France?- A.
Jacques Cartier
- B.
Samuel de Champlain
- C.
Etienne Brule
- D.
Jean Nicolet
- 9.
![In 1608 Samuel de Champlain established fur trading post at... - ProProfs]( "In 1608 Samuel de Champlain established fur trading post at...")
In 1608 Samuel de Champlain established fur trading post at...- A.
Torornto
- B.
Ottawa
- C.
Quebec
- D.
Montreal
- 10.Champlain established good relationship with Native Americans.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11."Allies" means...
- A.
Business partners
- B.
Close friends
- C.
Political and military partners
- D.
Relatives
- 12.Champlain's allies were ... (select all that applies)
- A.
Iroqois
- B.
Algonquin
- C.
Wyandot
- D.
Lenni Lenape
- 13.Seventeen-year-old explorer Etienne Brule was first explorer to see...
- A.
Northwest Passage
- B.
Lake Huron
- C.
Yukon
- D.
Alaska
- 14.
![Jean Nicolet followed the route of Brule and reached Lake Michigan in what year? - ProProfs]( "Jean Nicolet followed the route of Brule and reached Lake Michigan in what year?")
Jean Nicolet followed the route of Brule and reached Lake Michigan in what year?- A.
1610
- B.
1617
- C.
1666
- D.
1609
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