Soc. St. Ch.5 les. 2 Essay

Question	Answer
____________ was a French explorer who explored the _____________ river in ____________	Samuel Champlain, St. Lawrence, canada
The expedition was hoping to find the	Northwest Passage
The northwest passage was a __________ that connected the ___________ with the _____________	Waterway, Atlantic ocean, Pacific ocean
Many explorers had searched for a northwest passage. It would make it easier for ___________ to travel from ______ to _________	Trading ships, europe, asia
The northwest passage does ____ exist	Not
In 1608, Champlain found the French colony of________	Quebec
Quebec was a good location for a colony because	Millions of beaver lived in the forests
Beaver could be sold for huge ______ in ________^	Profits, Europe
______________Trapped beaver and brought the fur to quebec	Huron indians
Another settlement, ________ was started and soon the area was called ___________	Montreal, new france
In 1609, Dutch leaders sent __________^^ to search for new water routes to asia	Henry Hudson
Hudson did not find the Northwest passage, but did explore a river that was named after him, the	Hudson river
The Dutch colonies in North America became known as __________, another name for _________	New Netherland, Holland
In 1624, Dutch settlers began building the town of ____________ on Manhatten Island	New Amsterdam
This location helped New Amsterdam become the ________ and __________ dutch settlement in _________	Biggest, most important, North America
To help their colony grow, the Dutch encouraged people from _______, _______, _________, __________, _______ and many other countries to settle in New Amsterdam.	Belgium, France, germany, Finland, Norway
New Amsterdam was eventually taken over by England and given a new name. Today it is called New York
New Amsterdam was eventually taken over by England and given a new name. Today it is called	New York City

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