Northwest Passage
Samuel Champlain
Henry Hudson
100

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. 

100

Henry the IV hired Samuel Champlain to find the Northwest Passage for which country?

France


100

Henry Hudson wanted to find a path to which country?

India

200

Why did explorers want to find the Northwest Passage?

They thought they could get to China and India and trade for silk and spices

200

What did Champlain convince Henry IV to do?

To let him start a French Colony in Canada 

200

Which route did Hudson take to India on his first attempt?

Up through the North Pole

300

Who did Henry IV hire to find the Northwest Passage for France? 

Samuel Champlain

300

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 

300

On his second attempt to find India, which country did he sail along its coast?

Russia 

400

Which country did explorers look for the Northwest Passage in?

Canada

400

What was the name of the city that Champlain founded on his third attempt?

The city of Kebec or Quebec 

400

How did Hudson's crew respond to him when they found out that he was not headed back to England?

They threatened mutiny 

500

While searching for the Northwest Passage, Champlain decided to colonize Canada. How may times did he try to establish a colony?

Three 

500

How did Champlain make friends with the Montagnis people (the indians)?

Shared food with them and encouraged them to marry one another 

500

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