Flashcard on the Age of Exploration

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Labrador coast of Canada claimed for England in 1497 by:

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John Cabot

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First permanent French trading post in the Americas

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Quebec

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King who changed New France's government in 1663.

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Louis XIV

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Primary purpose of French settlement in Quebec?

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Fur trading

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Main goal of the Virginia Company of London?

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Create a colony in North America

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Explorer known for circumnavigating the globe

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Sir Francis Drake

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Dutch colony along Hudson River

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New Netherland

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Director of New Netherland in 1647

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Peter Stuyvesant

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Major economic activity in New France:

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Fur trade

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Year Jamestown was established?

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1607