Chapter 2 European Exploration and Colonization Packet

The French and Dutch in Search of a
Northwest Passage
Northwest Passage: __________________________________________________
FRENCH ATTEMPTS AT FINDING
Giovanni da Verranzano (1524): Travelled up the coast from ________ __ to
____________
Jacques Cartier (1534-1542): Sailed up __________________________________
DUTCH ATTEMPTS AT FINDING
Henry Hudson (First Voyage – 1609): Sailed into ________________________
and up _____________________________________________________________
Though a __________________________ was never found, the explorers did
learn about the abundant ________________ of North America.
FRENCH SETTLEMENT
Samuel de Champlain: Established the first permanent French settlement of New
France at______________, a trading post to trade with Native Americans.
Plan to make money: the climate was not good for _________________. The
French focused on ______________ and ____________.
________ became the major product of New France.
Coureur de bois:
Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet: A __________ and a ____________
who explored _____________________________________________________.
-Formed good relations with many Native American groups.
Robert La Salle: Explored down the ________________ claiming all of the land for
France and naming it __________________ after ____________________.
-Set up a trading post:
DUTCH SETTLEMENT
Peter Minuit: set up New Amsterdam on _________________________________
__________________________________________________________________.
Competed with the French over the _________________ and became allies with
______________________.
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