other nations explore unit 2 chapter 3 lesson 4 pages 138-143 created 10-8-2008
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Objectives
Describe the aims, obstacles, and accomplishments of European explorers.
Trace the routes of the explorers and identify the areas they claimed.
Vocabulary
Northwest Passage
A water route through North America to the Pacific Ocean
Mutiny
Rebellion
Jacques Cartier
French navigator
Sent by King Francis in 1534
Find the Northwest passage
Also find gold
Northwest Passage Idea
1500’s Spain is rich and controls a large empire
Other European rulers wanted to find a shortcut to Asia
Magellan’s route long and dangerous Northwest Passage would be a route that
goes through or around North America Wealth & riches were to be gained
1524 - French
Send Verrazano Lands in what is North Carolina today Sailed north along the coast Meets many natives, some friendly, some not Did not go any higher than Newfoundland
(Canada) Made 2 more trips, but never found a passage
1534 - French
Send Cartier Made 3 trips between 1534-1541 To look for NW Passage and Gold 1st Trip Reached mouth of the St.
Lawrence River 2nd Trip Traveled up the St. Lawrence
and ended at Montreal 3rd Trip Found no passage or gold
1608 - English
Henry Hudson 1st-two explorations paid for by a company
in England Sailed east of Greenland north to the Arctic
Ocean, but not NW Passage
Hudson 3rd voyage
Dutch East India Company paid Company located in Holland (aka
Netherlands) Explored a river in now N.Y. Claimed the land for the Dutch Named the river after himself (Hudson
River)
Hudson – 4th voyage
1610, paid for by an English company Sailed along northern coast of North America to
the Hudson Bay (named by Hudson) located in Canada
Claimed this land for England By Nov. ship was frozen in ice. His crew mutinied Set Hudson & 8 others adrift in small boat He was never to be seen again
Explored and claimed for Holland much of what is now the state of New York and surrounding areas.
Henry Hudson
Why did so many Europeans want to find the Northwest Passage?
Europeans believed the passage would be a shortcut to Asia and would provide wealth and power and trade control.
What were some of the costs of expeditions for explorers and their sponsors?
Money to pay for ships, crew, supplies Ships could sink An explorer might not find anything of value
What were some of the benefits of expeditions for explorers and their sponsors?
Finding gold, furs, and other valuable resources Claiming new lands Gaining power Spreading Christianity
Who was the first European explorer to explore land that became part of the United States?
Juan Ponce de Leon
What problems did Magellan’s crew face on their trip around the world?
Hunger, illness, and the death of their leader
How was Columbus mistaken about the lands he claimed for Spain?
Columbus thought the lands were in the Indies.