Exploration Review

What is the best title for this time line? 1536 Jacques Cartier explores the St. Lawrence River 1609 Henry Hudson sails to present-day Albany 1492 Columbus comes to the Americas 1524 Verrazano sails up the present-day Hudson River 1603 Champlain starts the fur trade with Native Americans European Explorers in North America

Find a shorter water route to Asia One goal of Christopher Columbus, Jacques Cartier, and Henry Hudson was to ________. Find a shorter water route to Asia

These continents had been unknown to the people of Europe The continents of North America and South America were called the New World by Europeans in the 1600’s because _____________. These continents had been unknown to the people of Europe

Find a faster route to Asia The main goal for the first Europeans who explored North America was to _____________. Find a faster route to Asia

The explorers would often exchange goods with the Native Americans The explorers would often exchange goods with the Native Americans. The arrangement is called _____________. trading

Corn, tobacco, and squash Which group of items did the Native American Indians introduce to Europeans? Corn, tobacco, and squash

Which explorer has a river and bay in New York State named after him? Henry Hudson

Explorers brought products from Europe and traded them with the Native Americans. Then they took the products or plants from the Native Americans back to Europe. This is called the ________. Columbian Exchange

Many Europeans moved to the New World to establish new settlements Many Europeans moved to the New World to establish new settlements. Which word means the same as the underlined phrase? migrated

This explorer explored around the St This explorer explored around the St. Lawrence River, named Quebec, and had a lake named after him. Samuel Champlain

What were both Verrazano and Hudson trying to find? The Northwest Passage

Who was the first European explorer to arrive in what is today New York State? Giovanni da Verrazano

Which explorer is credited with “discovering” America, but really was looking for the Indies? Christopher Columbus

Columbus and his crew made an expedition across the ocean Columbus and his crew made an expedition across the ocean. Which of the following words means the same as expedition? voyage