1. Which of the following did John Cabot hope to discover?

a. Newfoundland
b. the Northwest Passage
c. New York
d. Virginia

2. Colonists from Newfoundland sent _____ back to Europe.

a. bananas
b. cows
c. fish
d. cotton

3. _____ hired Henry Hudson to find the Northwest Passage.

a. The Dutch East India Company
b. Giovanni da Verrazano
c. Christopher Columbus
d. The king of England

4. Henry Hudson believed that North America was _________.

a. only 70 miles wide
b. not a suitbale place for a colony
c. rich with spices
d. too violent

5. Which explorer discovered what is now known as the Hudson River?

a. Henry Hudson
b. John Cabot
c. Giovanni da Verrazano
d. Christopher Columbus