Exploration and Encounters

All meetings between Europeans and California American Indians were violent.

• True

• False

Trade developed between Asia, America, and Europe. What was this called?

• the Silk Road

• the Bering Strait

• the Northwest Passage

• the Columbian Exchange

Which crops are native to the Americas?

• corn and potatoes

• wheat and oats

• rice and noodles

• burgers and fries

What new animal changed the way American Indians hunted and traveled?

• cow

• dog

• horse

• pig

Who was the first European in California?

• Hernán Cortés

• Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo

• Sir Francis Drake

• George Washington

Who explored the California coastline?

• Sir Francis Drake

• Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo

• Hernán Cortés

• Benjamin Franklin

Who was the first English explorer to circle the Earth?

• Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo

• Hernán Cortés:

• Sir Francis Drake

• Christopher Columbus

What is an astrolabe?

• finds latitude

• finds altitude

• a planet

• a map

What is a quadrant?

• finds latitude

• finds altitude

• a telescope

• a type of food

Captain James Cook was an English explorer, navigator, and mapmaker. He made three trips to the Pacific Ocean, becoming the first European to see Easter Island, Hawaii, and several other small islands.

• True

• False