Short Answer
A large fleet of ships is called
armada
Robert La Salle clamied Louisianna for?
France
The waterway that explorers hoped would link the Atlantic and Pacific oceans is called the
Northwest Passage
Which of the following statements is an opinion?
Chief Donnaconna was the Huron leader
John Cabot sailed around Newfoundland in 1497
Sir Francis Drake was the greatest explorer who ever lived.
Virginia Dare was the first English child born in North America.
Sir Francis Drake was the greatest explorer who ever lived.
What did Robert Salle Do?
Founded Quebec City
sailed to Newfoundland
sailed around the world
claimed Mississippi River Valley
claimed Mississippi River Valley
Samuel de Champlain built a trading post on the St. Lawrence River
Quebec
Joliet & Marquette hope the ________River would lead to Asia
Mississippi
Which country claimed the Mississippi and the St. Lawrence river valleys?
France
What effect did the fur trade have on the Huron?
It changed their way of living
Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec City in
1608
The English seamen who attacked Spain's treasure were called?
sea dogs
Samuel de Champlain was chosen to start the colony of
New France
The French helped the Huron fight the Iroquois to save the
fur trade
England's victory over the Spanish Armada meant that
Spain could no longer stop other nations from colonizing North America
Who explored New York Harbor in 1609?
Henry Hudson
In exchange for furs, the French provided the Huron with
tools
France established colonies in North America in order to
increase its fur trade
Which explorer sailed into present-day New York harbor in 1524?
Giovanni de Verrazano
The explorers' search for the Northwest Passage led to
John Cabot's voyage was important because he sailed to the
Grand Banks
European explorers hoped the Northwest Passage would lead to ?
Asia
Who ruled England at the time the English defeated the Spanish fleet?
Queen Elizabeth I
Sir Francis Drake disliked the Spanish because they
attached his ships off Mexico
John Cabot was the captain of the first English ship to
Cross the Atlantic
Louis Joliet was probably the first European to sail on the
Mississippi River