# 19 2.2 Age of Exploration

Who were the first Europeans to come in contact with the natives of the Northwest?

• Traders

• Farmers

• Explorers

• Missionaries

What was the main goal of the explorers searching for the Northwest Passage?

• To find new land for settlement

• To discover new species

• To find a shortcut between Europe and Asia

• To establish trade with Africa

What did explorers hope to achieve by finding the Northwest Passage?

• Establish new colonies

• Shorten trade routes

• Discover new species

• Find gold

What did Juan de Fuca describe at the entrance to the passage?

• A waterfall

• A pillar

• A forest

• A desert

What did Juan de Fuca claim to have found along the Pacific Coast?

• A river

• A mountain

• A strait

• A desert

Where did Cook's crew head after his death?

• Japan

• China

• India

• Australia

What did Robert Gray name the river he discovered?

• Mississippi River

• Hudson River

• Columbia River

• Amazon River

Who did Robert Gray trade with on the Columbia River?

• Spanish sailors

• Chinook Indians

• British explorers

• French traders

Which explorer felt alarmed and frightened while crossing the Columbia River?

• Robert Gray

• George Vancouver

• Thomas Jefferson

• Christopher Columbus

What was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• To trade with Native Americans

• To explore and map new territory

• To find a route to Asia

• To establish colonies