Searching for the Northwest Passage

When Samuel Champlain crossed the Atlantic he landed in the country we now call

• USA

• Mexico

• Canada

• Greenland

• Iceland

Champlain founded this city

• Vancouver

• Winnipeg

• Montreal

• Quebec

This large body of water was named for Henry Hudson

• Hudson Bay

• Hudson River

• Hudson Lake

• All of the above

Who hired Samuel Champlain to find the Northwest Passage?

• Henry Hudson

• James VI

• Queen Elizabeth

• Henry IV

Champlain convinced the king to

• Continue looking for the Northwest Passage

• Send missionaries to convert the Native Americans

• Start a colony in the new land

• All of the above

What problem did Champlain and his men face at St. Croix?

• There was no good drinking water.

• The land was too salty for crops.

• They had no fresh food.

• All of the above.

After the colony moved to Port Royal, why did the colonists return to France?

• They did not have enough food for the winter.

• The king ordered them to come home.

• The Native Americans attacked them.

• They could not find good drinking water.

How did Henry Hudson first try to sail to India?

• up through the North Pole

• around the coast of Africa

• down the St. Lawrence River

• between North and South America

What problem did Hudson repeatedly face on many of his voyages?

• ice

• strong winds

• unfriendly Natives

• sickness

What finally happened to Hudson?

• His men killed him in the middle of the night.

• He died of illness during his final voyage.

• He succeeded in finding the Northwest Passage, and the king rewarded him.

• His men left him in a lifeboat and returned to England without him.