European Explorers

European Explorers

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Social Studies

3rd Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Who explored the southeastern United States and discovered the Mississippi River?

Back

Hernando de Soto

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Who sailed for King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella and landed in the Caribbean?

Back

Christopher Columbus

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Who was the first to see the Pacific Ocean from Panama?

Back

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Who discovered the St. Lawrence River?

Back

Jacques Cartier

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which explorer was mutinied? No one knows what happened to him after he was sent adrift on a small raft.

Back

Henry Hudson

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Who found a rich fishing area in North America and Canada?

Back

John Cabot

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which explorer helped France get rich with the fur trade?

Back

Jacques Cartier

8.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Where did Columbus really land when he thought he was in Asia?

Back

Caribbean/San Salvador

9.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which three explorers sailed for Spain? Christopher Columbus, Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Hernando de Soto, Hernando de Soto, Jacques Cartier, John Cabot, Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, Juan Ponce de Leon, Henry Hudson, John Cabot, Jacques Cartier

Back

Christopher Columbus, Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Hernando de Soto

10.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which explorer has a river and a bay in present-day New York named after them?

Back

Henry Hudson

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