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European Explorers
Test Description: Quarter 2 Social Studies Review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What country did Christopher Columbus sail for?
A
Europe
B
Spain
C
Italy
D
Asia
2) Who was the first European Explorer to explore what is now the U.S?
A
Francisco Coronado
B
Juan Ponce de Leon
C
Christopher Columbus
D
Hernando de Soto
3) What was Ponce de Leon searching for?
A
The Seven Cities of Cibola
B
El Dorado
C
Florida
D
The Fountain of Youth
4) What was Hernando de Soto searching for?
A
El Dorado
B
The Seven Cities of Cibola
C
Florida
D
The Fountain of Youth
5) What was Francisco Coronado searching for?
A
El Dorado
B
The Fountain of Youth
C
Florida
D
The Seven Cities of Cibola
6) Who was the first European explorer to see the Mississippi River?
A
Hernando de Soto
B
John Cabot
C
Ponce de Leon
D
Francisco Coronado
7) Who was the first European explorer to see the Mississippi River?
A
Francisco Coronado
B
Henry Hudson
C
Hernando de Soto
D
Ponce de Leon
8) Which is the oldest European settlement in the United States?
A
San Diego
B
San Francisco
C
San Antonio
D
St. Augustine
9) Which Spanish priest founded missions which became the cities of San Diego and San Francisco?
A
Father Kino
B
Father Diego
C
Father Francisco
D
Father Serra
10) This Pueblo Indian led a rebellion against the Spaniards.
A
Red feather
B
Itole
C
Pope
D
Black bear
11) Where was Giovanni Caboto born?
A
Europe
B
Portugal
C
Spain
D
Italy
12) What country did John Cabot sail for?
A
France
B
Italy
C
Spain
D
England
13) What was John Cabot searching for?
A
Newfoundland
B
A golden city
C
The Fountain of Youth
D
The Northwest Passage
14) Where did John Cabot land?
A
Greenland
B
Florida
C
Newfoundland
D
New York
15) What is the Northwest Passage?
A
A shortcut to Asia
B
A trade route to North America
C
A trail in the mountains
D
A river that runs through New York
16) Whose plan was it to sail over the top of the world, around Russia?
A
Christopher Columbus
B
Henry Hudson
C
John Cabot
D
Hernando de Soto
17) What was Henry Hudson searching for?
A
Newfoundland
B
The Fountain of Youth
C
The Northwest Passage
D
A golden city
18) What did Henry Hudson find?
A
A new continent
B
The mouth of a large river
C
The foot of a huge mountain
D
Newfoundland
19) Where was Samuel de Champlain from?
A
England
B
Spain
C
Italy
D
France
20) What was Samuel de Champlain searching for?
A
Niagra Falls
B
Newfoundland
C
The Northwest Passage
D
North America
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