
Explorers and Their Discoveries
Authored by Colleen Lewin
Social Studies
4th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the first European to reach New York?
Christopher Columbus
Jacques Cartier
Giovanni da Verrazano
Henry Hudson
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which explorer hoped to find a shorter route to Asia but landed in the Bahamas?
Samuel de Champlain
Christopher Columbus
Peter Minuit
Peter Stuyvesant
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who established France’s claim to Canada?
Jacques Cartier
Giovanni da Verrazano
Henry Hudson
King Charles II
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which explorer traded with Native Americans and found a lake named after himself?
Peter Minuit
Samuel de Champlain
Henry Hudson
Peter Stuyvesant
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who explored New York Bay and named a river after himself?
Giovanni da Verrazano
Henry Hudson
Jacques Cartier
Christopher Columbus
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the governor of New Netherlands?
Peter Stuyvesant
Peter Minuit
King Charles II
Samuel de Champlain
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which explorer helped establish peace with Native Americans in New Netherlands?
Giovanni da Verrazano
Peter Stuyvesant
Jacques Cartier
Henry Hudson
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