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chapter 7
Early European Settlements of North America
Question | Answer |
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Northwest Passage | A Water route through North America to Asia |
Henry Hudson | believed that he had come close to finding the NW passage on his first voyage to New England. Sent on voyage by Dutch East India Company (trading route) |
Profits | The money remaining after the COSTS of a business have been paid. |
Henry Hudson's route | On the Half Moon, he traveled into NY Harbor, traded with Mannahata, then North to the Hudson River out of the NY Harbor |
Hudson River | Henry Hudson thought it was the Northwest Passage. Called it the "Great River of the Mountains", but it became shallow-ended in Albany, NY. |
Henry Hudson's Voyage outcome | Beginning of trade between the Dutch and the Native Americans. |