Notable Places
Where did Jacques Cartier sail from?
France
Did Columbus believe the world was round or flat?
He believed the world was round.
Where were explorers trying to get to through the Northwest Passage?
Routes to Asia
This term describes the meeting between Europeans and the indigenous peoples of North America
First Contact
Who were the First Europeans to reach the New World?
The Vikings
What is the name of the only authentic Viking settlement in the New World?
L'anse aux Meadows
Where did Columbus think he travelled to when he initially landed in America?
He believed that he was in India.
Describe why so many desired to find the Northwest Passage.
- Cheaper
- Countries did not want to pay to get through central Europe
What did Leif Ericson name what is now known as Labrador?
Markland (forest land)
Which England commissioned Italian navigator attempted to find the Northwest Passage?
John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto)
Name the present day place that was once Stadacona.
Quebec City
How many journeys did Columbus make to the New World?
Four
What did John Cabot discover the waters were full of during his 1497 voyage to the New World?
Codfish
Define mercantilism.
The belief that a country could accumulate wealth by exporting more goods than it imported.
Which explorer died in the water body named in his honour? What grave decision did he make?
Henry Hudson - he tried finding a channel through the bay. The water proved to be an inland sea.
Which water body did Cartier travel to reach the Haudenosaunee people?
St. Lawrence River
Name a positive and negative trait to Chris Columbus.
Mr. Edie will judge.
Why were trades routes connecting Europe to Asia severed?
Muslim Turks conquered the city of Constantinople and severed trade routes.
Define colonialism.
The control and exploration of a territory through settlement and increased power of European nations
Which explorer was the first to realize that he needed the First Nations people to survive in the New World?
Jacques Cartier
What was the name of Montreal when Cartier travelled there in 1535?
Hochelaga
Where exactly did Columbus first reach?
The Bahamas.
Name the five countries who sent hundreds of explorers to find the Northwest Passage.
Spain, France, Portugal, Italy and England
What is the Latin expression meaning 'land belonging to no one' or territory over which no country had claimed authority?
Terra Nullius
Name the explorer and the two things he was looking for:
This explorer made three voyages to the New World between 1534-1542.
Jacques Cartier