Exploration of North America Quiz

Exploration of North America Quiz

4th Grade

8 Qs

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Exploration of North America Quiz

Exploration of North America Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

4th Grade

Hard

Created by

Donna Zamora

FREE Resource

8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean from North America?

Vasco Núñez de Balboa

Christopher Columbus

Hernán Cortés

John Cabot

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which explorer is known for discovering the Amazon River?

Juan Ponce de León

Amerigo Vespucci

Pedro Álvares Cabral

Vicente Yáñez Pinzón

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the name of the settlement founded by Leif Erikson in Newfoundland?

St. Augustine

Vinland

L'Anse aux Meadows

Roanoke

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which explorer's expedition was the first to circumnavigate the globe?

Walter Raleigh

Giovanni de Verrazzano

Francis Drake

Ferdinand Magellan

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the first European to land in Uruguay?

Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

Hernando de Soto

Juan Díaz de Solís

Jacques Cartier

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which explorer is credited with naming Florida?

Bartolomé Ferrelo

Francisco Pizarro

Juan Ponce de León

Alonso Álvarez de Pineda

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who explored the Brazilian coast and realized it was a new continent?

Christopher Columbus

Amerigo Vespucci

Pedro Menendez de Aviles

John Cabot

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the first permanent European settlement in North America?

Plymouth

St. Augustine

Jamestown

Roanoke