Christopher Columbus
What year did Christopher Columbus sail across the Atlantic Ocean?
1492
What country did Giovanni da Verrazano sail for?
France
What did Samuel de Champlain discover?
Lake Champlain
What did Henry Hudson discover?
The second largest bay in the world, Hudson Bay.
What most of the explorers looking for?
A northwest passage to the east to Asia for trade.
What did Christopher Columbus discover?
The continent of North America.
Where did Giovanni da Verrazano sail, and what did he discover?
He sailed up the coast of North America and discovered New York Harbor.
Who was Samuel de Champlain allies with in the new world?
The Algonkians.
What countries did Henry Hudson sail for?
England and the Dutch
What was traded on the Silk Road?
Gold, silk, spices, and jewels.
Who did Christopher Columbus sail for?
Spain
What country did Jacques Cartier name?
Canada
Where did Samuel de Champlain set up trade routes?
Along the St. Lawrence River
What river is named after Henry Hudson and where does it begin and end?
The Hudson River and it goes from Albany to New York Harbor.
What made the Silk Road so dangerous?
Where did Christopher Columbus land?
San Salvador, the Bahamas
What did Jacques Cartier set up in the New World?
He set up fur trade with the Indians.
Who did Samuel de Champlain and the Algonkians fight against?
What did Henry Hudson claim for the Dutch?
New York, it was called New Amsterdam.
What did the Dutch and French trade with the Native Americans?
They traded furs for tools and weapons.
What group of people did Christopher Columbus discover?
Native Americans - the Taino people
What did Giovanni da Verrizano do for the country of France?
He mapped the new world, particularly New York Harbor.
Because Samuel de Champlain was allies with the Algonkians and fought with them against the Iroquois.
What was the name of the trading company Henry Hudson set up in the new world?
Dutch Trading Company
Besides finding an alternate trade route to the east, what else did all the explorers want?
To claim land in the new world for their country.