History Grade 8 Unit 1 Quiz 3
discovered the Pacific
Balboa
English pirates looted Portuguese vessels in the New World.
False
Francis Drake was the first Frenchman to sail around the world.
False
Hudson claimed New York harbor and the Hudson River for England.
False
Hudson sailed for the Netherlands three times and England once.
False
Hudson's voyages greatly increased Europeans' knowledge of the Antarctic.
False
John Cabot found rich fishing waters off Virginia.
False
Spain taxed nations trading with her colonies.
False
The Dutch had no interest in a water route to the East.
False
Select the statement that is not true:
France was interested in driving the Spanish from Canada.
New France priest
Marquette
Select the two rivers that were claimed, with the surrounding areas, for France.
Mississippi River and St. Lawrence River
A sea dog is another name for a pirate.
True
Hudson sailed for the Dutch because he could not raise support in England.
True
Hudson was abandoned by his men in Hudson Bay.
True
Hudson was looking for a passage through North America.
True
The Dutch pirates were stealing Spanish gold.
True
Their new claims in America gave the Dutch an area rich in fur-bearing animals and farmland.
True
Goods taken by robbery are called
booty
France's interest in the New World was revived by the increasing demand for
fur
his crew was the first to sail around the world
Magellan
Check the statements that are true about Francis Drake:
-sailed through the Strait of Magellan -was a sea dog -robbed Spanish gold was called the "Master Sailor"
discovered rich fishing grounds
Cabot
first to explore St. Lawrence River
Cartier
began first permanent French settlement
Champlain
explored the North American southwest
Coronado
sailed around Africa to India
Da Gama
English sea dog who plundered the Spanish navy
Drake
Select the statement that is not true of Cartier:
He discovered fishing grounds
Select the statement that is not true of Champlain:
He had a city named after him
claimed the New York area for the Dutch
Hudson
explored the Mississippi with Marquette
Joliet
Who were the explorers that determined that the Mississippi was not the desired waterway across America?
Joliet and Marquette
The explorer who followed the Mississippi River to the sea was:
La Salle
followed the Mississippi to the Gulf
La Salle
conquered the Inca Indians
Pizarro
The first successful French settlement in Canada was at , and it was led by Champlain.
Quebec
Check the statements that are true about John Cabot:
sailed up the St. Lawrence FOUND GOOD FISHING WATERS SEARCHED FOR ASIA SAILED ALONG THE COAST OF VIRGINIA
