Discoveries
What did Henry Hudson discover?
The Hudson River
Hudson Bay
What did explorers use to travel to the New World?
ships
Who was already in the New World when the European explorer's arrived?
Native Americans
What was the animal that was almost extinct in Europe due to over hunting for its fur?
Beaver
What happened to Henry Hudson?
His crew turned on him and sent him out to sea on a small boat.
What did Samuel de Champlain discover?
Lake Champlain
disease, ships are dirty, ship wrecks, unfriendly natives
trading
allies
What did Europeans do with Beaver fur?
Made hats with it.
Another name for pirate.
What did Giovanni de Verrazano discover?
New York Bay
Maine
Nova Scotia
What is the name of the shortcut to Asia many explorers were looking for?
The northwest passage.
Name some negative interactions between the Natives and settlers.
fighting
taking their land
spread disease
What is mad hatter disease?
An illness caused by using mercury to make hats. It gave them mercury poisoning.
Why wasn't Jacques Cartier able to set up a permanent settlement in the New World?
The Native Americans started attacking them and they weren't prepared for the harsh winter.
What did Jacques Cartier discover?
St. Lawrence River
What is cartography?
mapmaking
What explorers helped the Algonquian tribe fight the Haudenosaunee?
France
Why did the Muscovy Trading Company fire Henry Hudson?
Who was the only explorer who ended up living permanently in the New World?
Samuel de Champlain
What were some reasons sailors went exploring? (Besides the northwest passage)
God, gold, glory
What explorer was killed by natives on his final journey?
Giovanni de Verrazano
In the 1600's many French explorers set up trading posts on the St. Lawrence river to trade what?
fur
Why was the name of the road from Europe to Asia that was blocked by the Ottoman Empire?
The Silk Road