Other Nations Explore (S. S. / 3.4)

Many European countries see how rich __________ has become from exploring the Americas, so they want in on that action too.

• Spain

• Portugal

• France

• The Netherlands

Why did northern European explorers search for a Northwest Passage?

• to establish Quebec City

• to convert Native Americans to Catholicism

• to find a route to Asia

• to seek out vegetables like corn to take back to Europe

Which map shows what many explorers hoped their search for the Northwest Passage would look like?

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What did Verrazano, Cartier, and Hudson search for in North America?

• the Fountain of Youth

• the Indies

• the Northwest Passage

• the Seven Cities of Gold

Why didn't European traders just follow Magellan's expedition route around South America to Asia?

• It was too long and dangerous.

• They did not have any maps that would tell them where to go.

• There were reports of sea monsters that way, which they wanted to avoid.

• They were afraid that Magellan's ghost would haunt their voyage dooming them to fail.

"My intention [aim] on this voyage was to reach Cathay and the extreme eastern coast of Asia, but I did not expect to find such an obstacle of new land as I have found."

Which European explorer said the above quote? (Hint: He was Italian)

• Giovanni da Verrazano

• Jacques Cartier

____________ is an alternative European historical name for China.

• Cathay

• Carolina

• Cardinal

• Constantinople

Which European country did Jacques Cartier claim land around the St. Lawrence River for?

• France

• England

• Spain

• America

What were the aims of Cartier's expeditions?

• to find the Northwest Passage

• to find gold

• to find the Fountain of Youth

• to find the Seven Cities of Gold

During Cartier's second voyage, he wrote that he saw "fish in appearance like horses." What did Cartier see?

• walruses

• turtles

• sea horses

• seals