Northwest Passage
What was the Northwest Passage that explorers were looking for?
Explorers were looking for a river that would run all the way through North America to the Pacific Ocean.
Henry the IV hired Samuel Champlain to find the Northwest Passage for which country?
France
Henry Hudson wanted to find a path to which country?
India
Why did explorers want to find the Northwest Passage?
They thought they could get to China and India and trade for silk and spices
What did Champlain convince Henry IV to do?
To let him start a French Colony in Canada
Which route did Hudson take to India on his first attempt?
Up through the North Pole
Who did Henry IV hire to find the Northwest Passage for France?
Samuel Champlain
What was wrong with the land where Champlain landed to start a colony? (name at least one problem)
The land was too salty to grow crops, the water was too foul for drinking, the winters were too harsh, they could not get fresh food and developed Scurvy
On his second attempt to find India, which country did he sail along its coast?
Russia
Which country did explorers look for the Northwest Passage in?
Canada
What was the name of the city that Champlain founded on his third attempt?
The city of Kebec or Quebec
How did Hudson's crew respond to him when they found out that he was not headed back to England?
They threatened mutiny
While searching for the Northwest Passage, Champlain decided to colonize Canada. How may times did he try to establish a colony?
Three
How did Champlain make friends with the Montagnis people (the indians)?
Shared food with them and encouraged them to marry one another
Hudson thought they had found the Pacific Ocean, but did not. What was the body of water that they found that they thought was the Northwest Passage?
The Hudson Bay