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15 Cards in this Set
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When Samuel Champlain crossed the Atlantic, he landed in the country we now call _________.
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Canada
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Champlain founded a city that is known today as _____________.
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Quebec
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__________ is a large body of water that was named for Henry Hudson.
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Hudson Bay
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_________ hired Samuel Champlain to find the Northwest Passage.
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Henry IV
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Champlain convinced the king to __________.
a. continue looking for the Northwest passage b. send missionaries to convert the Native Americans c. start a colony in the new land d. all of the above |
start a colony in the new land
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What problem did Champlain and his men face at St. Croix?
a. There was no good drinking water b. The land was too salty for crops. c. They had no fresh food. d. all of the above |
all of the above
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After the colony moved to Port Royal, why did the colonists return to France?
a. They did not have enough food for the winter b. The king ordered them to come home c. The Native Americans attacked them. d. They could not find good drinking water. |
The king ordered them to come home.
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How did Henry Hudson first try to sail to India?
a. up through the North Pole b. around the coast of Africa c. down the St. Lawrence River d. between North and South America |
up through the North Pole
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What problem did Hudson repeatedly face on many of his voyages?
a. ice b. strong winds c. unfriendly Indians d. sickness |
ice
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What finally happened to Henry Hudson?
a. His men killed him in the middle of the night. b. He died of illness during his final voyage. c. He succeeded in finding the Northwest Passage, and the king rewarded him. d. His men left him in a lifeboat and returned to England without him. |
His men left him in a lifeboat and returned to England without him.
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True of false: Champlain encouraged the French settlers to marry the Indians.
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true
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True of false: Champlain met a group of Indians known as the Powhatan.
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false
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Hudson's men had so little food that they once had to eat frogs.
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true
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Henry Hudson is today known as the Father of New France.
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false (Samuel de Champlain holds that title)
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What was the Northwest Passage, and why did so many explorers want to find it?
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The Northwest Passage was a
river that would run all the way through North America, from the Atlantic Ocean on one side to the Pacific Ocean on the other. Explorers wanted to find it so they could get to China and India and grow wealthy trading for silks and spices. |
