Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was born in Italy, but sailed for what country?
Spain
What body of water did he sail into and discover on the east coast of the New World?
New York Harbor/ New York Bay
All the explorers encountered what group of people on their voyages?
Native Americans
What did Samuel de Champlain set up along the St. Lawrence River?
Trade with the Native Americans
Who did Henry Hudson set up trade with?
The Native Americans
What did he discover on his first voyage?
The Bahamas Islands
Who did Giovanni da Verrazzano sail for?
The King of France
What river did Jacques Cartier explore?
The St. Lawrence River
What country did he found? What did he call it at first?
He set up a settlement along the St. Lawrence River named Quebec
What waterway in New York State did Henry Hudson discover?
The Hudson River
What year did Christopher Columbus sail?
1492
Where was Giovanni da Verrazzano born?
Florence, Italy
Where is Jacques Cartier from?
France
Where did Henry Hudson sail to?
North America
Who did Henry Hudson sail for?
The Dutch / The Netherlands
Who were the first people Christopher Columbus met?
The Taino
Giovanni da Verrazzano was the first explorer to reach...
New York
Jacques Cartier set up trade with who?
The Native Americans
He discovered what lake in New York?
Lake Champlain
Who did Henry Hudson work for?
The Dutch India Trading Company
What was the purpose of Christopher Columbus' first voyage?
To find a northwest passage to the Indies
Why did the King send Verrazzano to the New World?
He wanted to know what was north of where Columbus landed?
Samuel de Champlain joined with the Algonkians in an attack against who?
The Iroquois
What did Samuel de Champlain's exploration enable for France?
To gain control on the North American continent and to form the country of Canada which was called New France
What did Henry Hudson do?
He explored the Hudson River and claimed it for the Dutch.