Washington State History Chapter 3, Lesson 1

What is an explorer?

• Soldiers who started churches, forts, farms, ranches and towns.

• A person who loves his or her country.

• A person who robs ships.

• People who got to new lands to learn about them.

Who are missionaries?

• Soldiers who started churches, forts, farms, ranches and towns.

• A person who loves his or her country.

• A person who robs ships.

• People who got to new lands to learn about them.

What is a patriot?

• Soldiers who started churches, forts, farms, ranches and towns.

• A person who loves his or her country.

• A person who robs ships.

• People who got to new lands to learn about them.

What is a pirate?

• Soldiers who started churches, forts, farms, ranches and towns.

• A person who loves his or her country.

• A person who robs ships.

• People who got to new lands to learn about them.

What kinds of things did the explorers hope to find?

• An In-and-Out restaurant.

• Great riches like gold and sea otter fur.

• Land to claim for their country.

• To bring the rainy weather back home.

Click three countries that sent explorers to the New World.

• England

• Spain

• Australia

• Russia

Why did explorers want to find the Northwest Passage?

• A way to sail from ocean to ocean through North America.

• To catch a wormhole to the moon.

• To walk from Alaska to Russia.

• to fly instead of sailing ships.

What natural resources did Captain Cook write about?

• sea otters

• fish

• great forests

• The Grand Mound

The New World had many other (a)   resources.

Draw an explorer's ship during the 1700s.