European Rivalries
Until when was the Roman Catholic Church the only church in Western Europe?
The 1500's.
What did Samuel del Champlain do?
Founded Port Royal, The first permanent French settlement in North America.
Who led a group of Dutch settlers to the mouth of the Hudson River?
Peter Minuit
Who raised money to establish a colony in North America?
Sir Walter Raleigh
Who encouraged English adventurers to raid Spanish colonies and capture Spanish fleets?
Queen Elizabeth
What was the trading post built by Champlain known as?
Quebec.
New Netherland was privately funded by...
The Dutch West India Company.
In what year did about 100 men set sail across the Atlantic?
1585.
Who was the Italian sea captain who the English called John Cabot?
Giovanni Caboto
What did the french profit from?
Fishing, trapping, and trading.
The Dutch and French became rivals in what?
The Fur Trade.
How many colonists did White leave behind when supplies ran low?
117.
Who was the OTHER Italian captain sent by the French?
Giovanni de Verrazano.
A missionary person is a person who..
Goes to another land to win converts for a religion.
The dutch made friends with...
The Iroquois.
In what year did a group of 105 colonists, funded by the Virginia Company, arrive in Virginia?
1607.
None of these explorers found...
A Northwest passage to Asia.
What did the French do to keep Spain and England out of Louisiana?
The French built forts in the north along the Great Lakes.
Missionaries tried to convert Indians to...
Christianity.
Jamestown's economy improved after what year?
1612.