Searching for the Northwest Passage

Champlain founded this city:

• Vancouver

• Winnipeg

• Montreal

• Quebec

When Samuel Champlain crossed the Atlantic he landed in the country we now call

• Canada

• United States

• Mexico

• France

What was the Northwest Passage?

• a passage that could be traveled from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

• a river that would run all the way through North America

• a route to China and India where travelers could grow wealthy trading for silks and spices

• a shortcut for ships to avoid the long journey around South America

What finally happened to Hudson?

• His men left him in a lifeboat and returned to England without him.

• He discovered a new land and settled there.

• He was rescued by a passing ship and returned home.

• He continued his journey and found a passage to Asia.

Champlain encouraged French settlers to do this.

• Marry Natives.

• Trade with the British.

• Establish plantations.

• Convert to Christianity.

Who hired Samuel Champlain to find the Northwest Passage?

• Henry IV

• Louis XIV

• Charles V

• Francis I

This large body of water was named for Henry Hudson

• Hudson Bay

• Lake Superior

• Gulf of Mexico

• Bering Sea

Hudson's men had so little food that they once had to eat these.

• Frogs

• Rats

• Bark

• Seaweed

What problem did Champlain and his men face at St. Croix?

• There was no good drinking water, the land was too salty for crops, and they had no fresh food.

• They faced attacks from local tribes.

• They had too many supplies and not enough men.

• The weather was too warm for their equipment.

How did Henry Hudson first try to sail to India?

• up through the North Pole

• around the coast of Africa

• down the St. Lawrence River

• between North and South America