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Other Nations Explore. Chapter 3, Lesson 4. Chapter 3, Lesson 4 Lesson Objectives. Describe the aims, obstacles, and accomplishments of European explorers. Trace the routes of the explorers and identify the areas they claimed. . Vocabulary. Northwest Passage mutiny. The Northwest Passage.
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Other Nations Explore Chapter 3, Lesson 4
Chapter 3, Lesson 4Lesson Objectives • Describe the aims, obstacles, and accomplishments of European explorers. • Trace the routes of the explorers and identify the areas they claimed.
Vocabulary • Northwest Passage • mutiny
The Northwest Passage • By the early 1500’s, Spain had become a vast and wealthy empire. • European rulers still needed to find a shortcut to Asia in order to gain wealth and power. • Explorers searched for a sailing route through the Americas they called the Northwest Passage. • The search for the Northwest passage lasted for hundreds of years.
Verrazano and Cartier • The French king, Francis I, sent Giovanni de Verrazano to search for the Northwest Passage in 1524. He explored the Atlantic coasts of North and South America. • In 1534, the French king sent Jacques Cartier to look for the Northwest passage. Cartier claimed the St. Lawrence River and the lands around it. • This gave France a firm claim to lands in North America.
Hudson’s Voyages • Henry Hudson made four voyages in search of the Northwest Passage beginning in 1608. • On his first three voyages, Hudson was sailing for the Dutch East India Company, located in Holland, which is now called the Netherlands. • He discovered a river he named the Hudson River and claimed it for the Dutch. • His last voyage was sponsored by an English company. He discovered Hudson Bay and claimed it for England.