Europeans Explore New York

People who travel to new or unfamiliar places in search of riches.

• Columbian Exchange

• explorers

• The Dutch

A water route to Asia through North America.

• Northwest Passage

• Southwest Passage

• Northeast Passage

• Some passage

Why did Europeans begin exploring unfamiliar places?

• They were bored

• They hoped to find riches such as spices, gold and other treasures

• They hoped to claim new land.

• They were working on creating a map of the wold.

Which explorer sailed into New York Bay and then up a wide river?

• Giovanni da Verrazano

• Henry Hudson

• Jaques Cartier

Who is the Hudson River named after?

• Henry Verrazano

• Hudson Cartier

• Henry Hudson

How did life change for the Native Americans once the explorers arrived?

• They were happy because they had company!

• They had to deal with people who spoke different languages and had different customs. They were sick from unfamiliar disease.

• They learned the European way of life

• They traded places with the explorers and moved to Europe.

What products do we use today that early European explorers brought with them?

• corn, beans and squash

• Cows, oranges, apples, onions and wheat.

• Corn, turkey, potatoes

• Pumpkins, squash. oranges,