A Northwest Passage

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A Northwest Passage

• Chapter 4 Lesson 1

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Vocabulary

• Something declared to belong to someone,
  especially land
• claim
• A fleet of warships
• armada
• The entry of an armed force into another country
  to conquer it
• invasion

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Searching for a Passage to Asia

• Christopher Columbus
• 1st landed in America searching for route to Asia

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John Cabot

• The goal of European explorers was to establish a
  sea route faster than sailing around South
  American to bring back silk and spices from Asia.
• John Cabot, an Italian explorer,
• thought he could reach Asia by
• sailing across the Atlantic Ocean.

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John Cabot

• Cabot reached present day Canada.
• He never found gold.
• He did, however, find rich fishing areas off of
  the coast of Canada.
• As a result, European fishing boats began sailing
  these areas.

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Giovanni da Verrazano

• Verrazano also searched for the Northwest
  Passage.
• He explored much of the east coast including New
  York City.

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Jacques Cartier

• He continued Frances search for a water route to
  Asia.
• He sailed far up the St. Lawerence River in
  Canada.
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Samuel de Champlain

• Champlain founded a fur trading post on the St.
  Lawrence River.
• He called it Quebec.
• Quebec was the first permanent French settlement
  in North America.

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Henry Hudson

• Henry Hudson was a sea captain hired by the Dutch
  to claim land in America.
• A claim is something declared as ones own,
  especially a piece of land.
• He found the bay
  known
• today as Hudson Bay.

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Spain and England

• Conflicts over treasure and religion led to
  fighting between Spain and England.

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Conflicts

• The Spanish found gold in America.
• The Spanish ships were attacked and their gold
  stolen by English captains.
• Francis Drake attacked and stole from
• many of the Spanish.
  He
• gave the gold to Queen
  
• Elizabeth of England.

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King Phillip

• King Phillip of Spain was angered about the
  attacks.
• King Phillip also wanted to spread the Catholic
  religion.
• He wanted England to be a Catholic nation again.

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The Spanish Armada

• King Phillip built an armada of 130 warships.
• An armada is the Spanish word for a huge fleet of
  ships.
• In 1588, the Spanish
• Armada sailed to England
• to attack.

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The Spanish Armada

• England was prepared for Spains invasion.
• An invasion is an attack by an armed force to
  conquer another country.
• Francis Drake led the English into battle.
• The English chased away and sank many of the
  ships.
• After the defeat, England used its new power to
  claim more land in the Americas.

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Vocabulary

• Something declared to belong to someone,
  especially land
• claim
• A fleet of warships
• armada
• The entry of an armed force into another country
  to conquer it
• invasion