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Explorers called the route they thought they could sail through or around North America the

• Magellan's Expedition

• Northwest Passage

• Mannahatta

• Hudson Bay

European explorers believed the Northwest Passage was a shortcut to ​ (a)  

• Asia.
• Europe.
• South America.
• Mars.

The European explorers believed the Northwest Passage, a shortcut to Asia, would bring ​ (a)   and ​ (b)  

• wealth
• power.
• sickness
• mutiny

Use the timeline (138) to match the explorers and the year.

• 1534

• Cartier begins to explore the St. Lawrence River

• 1524

• Verrazano searches for the Northwest Passage

• 1610

• Hudson explores Hudson Bay

The aims of Cartier's expeditions were to find the ​ (a)   and ​ (b)  

• Northwest Passage
• gold.
• South America
• pizza.

What European Trading company paid for Hudson's third voyage to search for the Northwest Passage?

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By November, Hudson's ship was frozen in the ice. After a cold winter and much suffering, his crew ​ (a)   or rebelled. They set Hudson and eight others adrift in a small boat. Hudson and the men were never seen again.

• mutinied,
• celebrated,
• jumped ship,

What animals did Cartier describe as "fish in appearance like horses."

The Dutch East India Company was located in Holland, also called The Netherlands. People of this country are known as the .

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What country is Hudson Bay located?