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John Cabot

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An Italian explorer who disappeared while on his second voyage to find a northern route to Asia

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Mercantilism

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A system that held that colonies existed to make the home country wealthy and powerful

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Northwest passage

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A hypothetical sea route from Atlantic to the pacific that passed through or around North America

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Henry Hudson

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An English explorer who attempted to find a northwest passage.

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What is the point of mercantilism ?

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To increase a countries on wealth and power