Other Nations Explore

Unit 2 Chapter 3 Lesson 4

Pages 138-143

Created 10-8-2008

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

Giovanni da Verrazano

Italian Sailor

Sent by Francis I (French King)

Find the Northwest Passage

Jacques Cartier

French navigator

Sent by King Francis in 1534

Find the Northwest passage

Also find gold

Henry Hudson

English explorer

Sent by company in England in 1608

Find the Northwest Passage

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

What did Cartier, Hudson, and Verrazano search for in North America?

Northwest Passage

What happened during Hudson’s last voyage?

His crew mutinied and set him adrift at sea

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 was Coronado searching for?

Seven Cities of Gold

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.

What group of Europeans explored North America about A.D. 1000?

The Vikings

A sum of money given for a specific purpose.

Grant

A trip taken with the goal of exploring.

Expedition

An agreement between two or more countries.

treaty

A Spanish conqueror in the Americas.

Conquistador

A change.

reform

To rebel against the leader of one’s group.

mutiny