What religion was the first explorers to colonies in the New World?
Catholicism
What was the dream of a sea passage between the Atlantic and the Pacific along the north coast of North America called?
Northwest passage
Settlements were established in the entire middle of North America by who? (Bonus point: What was it called?)
The French; New Spain
Many Europeans seeked religious freedom where?
In the Americas
Name the 4 countries and 2 religions that were competing for colonies in the New World by 1600?
France & Spain = Catholicism
England & the Netherlands = Protestantism
Who did England hire to search for the northern route in the Colonies?
Giovanni Caboto = John Cabot
Who discovered the Hudson River in 1609? Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson
What did Henry Hudson discover?
The Hudson Bay, Hudson River...