SS7-Ch2 European Explorers

What does an astrolabe do?

• helped navigators communicate with Native Americans

• helped navigators find the Northwest Passage

• helped navigators determine the direction of True North

• helped navigators determine latitude and longitude

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain hired this man to find a route to the Indies

• Giovanni Caboto

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Giovanni de Verrazzano

Columbus found a new land and called the local inhabitants this

• Native Americans

• Indians

• Savages

• FNMI

Because Spain controlled the route to the Caribbean, which countries explored to the north?

• Portugal and France

• England and France

• England and Germany

• Russia and Italy

Which ocean did the European Explorers have to cross in order to get to the 'New World'

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Indian

• Arctic

Instead of gold, the English and French found this resource off the coast of present day Nova Scotia

• Salmon

• Silver

• Native Americans

• Cod

This was the first explorer sent by England

• Columbus

• Cabot

• Cartier

• Champlain

Which group did Europeans NOT encounter during this early phase of exploration?

• Beothuk

• Mi'kmaq

• Anishinabe

• Stadacona

How did the Mi'kmaq view trading?

• as a way to establish good relations with other peoples

• as a way to make good profits for their economy

• as a way to improve their society

• as a way to eventually overpower their enemies

Why is the death of Shawnadithit considered significant?

• She was the last of the Mohicans

• She was the last of the Beothuk

• She was the last of the Mi'kmaq

• She was the last of the Blackfoot