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French and English Explorers

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Find Northwest Passage; East Coast of North America: From North Carolina to Newfoundland; Realized that he was North of Columbus’ discoveries. Giovanni Verrazano
Find Northwest Passage; Discovered Gulf of St. Lawrence, sailed as far as Montreal; called area New France Jacques Cartier
“Father of New France” Find Northwest Passage (Obtain & trade beaver furs); Samuel de Champlain
Believed that the Great River: “Mississippi River” flowed into the Pacific Ocean; Realized that Mississippi River empties into Gulf of Mexico Fr. Marquette & Louis Joliet
Find Northwest Passage; Explored the full length of Mississippi River: from Great Lakes to Gulf of Mexico; Claimed all the territory from the Great Lakes to Gulf of Mexico for France: (Mississippi River region) (a.k.a. Louisiana Territory) Robert de La Salle
Find Northwest Passage; Explored near Newfoundland / East coast of North America; Claimed region for England; Revealed the rich fishing area of the Grand Banks. John Cabot
“The Dragon”-- Sea Dog; Defeat the Spanish and obtain treasures; 1) Second to circumnavigate the world (2) Defeated Spanish Armada (1588): As a result, England became more powerful Sir Francis Drake
Establish first English Colony; 1) Claimed the area of North Carolina to Maine for England (2) Founded English colony in North Carolina, Roanoke Island. Colony disappeared: known as “Lost Colony” Sir Walter Raleigh
Help establish permanent English Colony; (1) Named New England and created maps of the region (2) Helped create permanent English colony: Jamestown, Virginia John Smith
Find Northwest Passage; Claimed Hudson Bay area for England; Claimed Hudson River, Manhattan, Staten, and Long Islands, & Mohawk Valley for Holland Henry Hudson
Fleet of ships armada
A water route around/through North America. Northwest Passage
Captains of English pirate ships. Sea Dogs
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