History 6 Test 4

Who was the first explorer in the modern times to reach North America's mainland?

• Jacques Cartier

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

His search for the Northwest Passage gave France a claim to Canada.

• Samuel de Champlain

• Henry Hudson

• Leif Ericson

• Jacques Cartier

The world's largest bay is named for him, its discoverer.

• Cook

• Vancouver

• Hudson

• St. Lawrence

The first Bible printed in America was his translation of the Scriptures into an Indian language.

• John Campanius

• John Wesley

• John Eliot

• John Cabot

He translated portions of the Scriptures into the Mohawk language.

• Joseph Brant

• Sequoya

• Tattamy

• John Eliot

Who invented a written language for the Cherokees?

• Tecumseh

• Sequoya

• Samoset

• Tattamy

Who brought the gospel to the Indians until his death at the age of 29 from tuberculosis?

• Sequoya

• Roger Williams

• David Brainerd

• John Wesley

Who was the founder of Rhode Island and of the first Baptist church in America?

• David Brainerd

• John Eliot

• Joseph Brant

• Roger Williams

What is the name for a plain or hilly region within the temperate zone that is covered by grasses?

• savanna

• desert

• prairie

• marsh

Describe the weather conditions experienced by prairies.

• more extreme than other areas

• less extreme than other areas

• more precipitation than other areas

• less precipitation than other areas