Explorers Review Grade:Virginia Grade 3 Subject: Social Studies
1Which explorer was sponsored by France? A Christopher Columbus B Juan Ponce de León C Jacques Cartier D Christopher Newport
2Who was sponsored by Spain? A Christopher Columbus B Juan Ponce de León C Jacques Cartier D Christopher Newport
3Who was sponsored by England? A Christopher Columbus B Juan Ponce de León C Jacques Cartier D Christopher Newport
4Where did Christopher Columbus first land and explore? A St. Augustine, Florida B Québec, Canada C San Salvador, Bahamas D Jamestown, Virginia
5 Where did Juan Ponce de León land and claim for his country? A St. Augustine, Florida B Québec, Canada C San Salvador, Bahamas D Jamestown, Virginia
6 Where did Jacques Cartier explore and claim for his country? A St. Augustine, Florida B Québec, Canada C San Salvador, Bahamas D Jamestown, Virginia
8 Which explorers wanted to find a western sea route to Asia? (You may select more than one explorer.) A Christopher Columbus B Juan Ponce de León C Jacques Cartier D Christopher Newport
9 Which explorer wanted to discover riches and land to conquer for Spain? A Christopher Columbus B Juan Ponce de León C Jacques Cartier D Christopher Newport
10Who wanted to colonize the New World for France? A Christopher Columbus B Juan Ponce de León C Jacques Cartier D Christopher Newport
A B C D Study these sea routes then proceed to the next page.
13 On the map which is the route that Christopher Columbus sailed? [Look at map on next page.] A A B B C C D D
A B C D 13. Which is Christopher Columbus's route?
14 Which is the route that Juan Ponce de León sailed? [Look at map on next page.] A A B B C C D D
A B C D 14. Which is Juan Ponce de León's route?
15Which is the route that Jacques Cartier sailed? [Look at map on next page.] A A B B C C D D
A B C D 15. Which is Jacques Cartier’s route?
Answer Key 1. c10. c 2. a13. d 3. a14. c 4. c15. a 5. a 6. b 8. a,c 9.b