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17.04.2020 •
History
1. Why were explorers looking for a water route across North
America? Did they find it?
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In the 1500s and 1600s, explorers looked for a Northwest Passage through North America to Asia. They wanted a fast way to bring back riches from Asia. In 1497, the English king sent John Cabot to look for the passage. Cabot sailed to Canada, but he only found a rich fishing area.
Explanation:
Searching for a Passage to Asia
In the 1500s and 1600s, explorers looked for a Northwest
Passage through North America to Asia. They wanted a fast
way to bring back riches from Asia. In 1497, the English king
sent John Cabot to look for the passage. Cabot sailed to
Canada, but he only found a rich fishing area. The French
king also sent sailors to look for the passage. They did not
find it, but they explored new lands.
Jacques Cartier explored the St. Lawrence River in
Canada. Giovanni da Verrazano explored the east coast of
North America. Samuel de Champlain traveled up the St.
Lawrence River. He started a fur-trading post called
Quebec. Quebec was the first permanent French settlement
in North America.
In 1606, a Dutch trading company sent Henry Hudson to
find the passage. Hudson sailed up what is now the Hudson
River in New York. The Dutch claimed the land in the areas
Hudson explored. In 1610, Hudson explored for the English.
He found what is now Hudson Bay in Canada. England
claimed the land around Hudson Bay. None of the explorers
found a Northwest Passage, but they did find lands with
forests, rivers, and wildlife.
Spain and England
King Philip of Spain was angry with England. An English sea
captain,
The king was also angry because
In 1588, the king ordered an armada of 130 warships to
attack England. Francis Drake was ready for the invasion. The
English ships sank many of the Spanish ships and defeated
the Spanish Armada. Then they used their new power to claim
more land in the Americas.
wanted England to be Catholic again.
Catholic Church and became Protestant. King Philip wanted
had religious differences. England broke away from the
Spain’s power in the Americas. Spain and England also had
England was a threat to
took the gold and silver. He gave it to the Queen of England.
Francis Drake, attacked many Spanish ships and
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