5th - SS Chapter 5 Lesson 2 Flashcards
During the 1600’s explorers were searching for the ____________________ a waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Northwest Passage
What is a waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
Northwest Passage
What was the reason explorers were looking for the Northwest Passage?
They were looking for an easier way for trading ships to travel from Europe to Asia. But it was never founded because it didn’t exist.
Who was the French explorer that explored the St. Lawrence River in present-day Canada looking for the Northwest Passage?
Samuel de Champlain
What was the name of the French colony founded by Champlain in 1608 on the St. Lawrence River?
Quebec
Quebec became a trading center. What was the main thing traded there?
Beaver fur
The French started many other colonies in North America. What were they called collectively?
New France
Who did the Dutch send in search of the Northwest Passage?
Henry Hudson,nan English sea captain
Henry Hudson didn’t find the Northwest Passage but what did he do?
Hudson sailed 150 miles up a river that was later named the Hudson River and claimed that land for the Dutch.
What were the Dutch colonies in North America called?
New Netherlands
What was the name of the Dutch colony established on Manhattan Island in 1624?
New Amsterdam
Why was New Amsterdam important?
Because from this spot, the Dutch could control trade on the Hudson River. It became the biggest and most important Dutch settlement in North America.
Which town was founded first, Quebec or New Amsterdam?
Quebec
What made New Amsterdam special?
To help their colony grow, the Dutch encouraged people from many countries to settle there. So New Amsterdam became a thriving town with a diverse population.
Who took over New Amsterdam? What was the the new name it was given?
The British took it over and gave it the new name of New York City.
