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European Explorers
Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Explorers | People who travel to new or unfamiliar places |
| Voyage | A long journey |
| Columbian Exchange | Early trade voyages between Europe and Americas |
| Northwest Passage | A water route to Asia through North America |
| Trading Post | A type of store set up to trade with Native Americans. At trading posts Europeans exchanged goods for furs. |
| Colony | A settlement far from the country that rules it |
| Profit | Money earned by a business after it pays its expenses. |
| What is important about the Columbian Exchange | Answers may vary |
| Explorer who sailed for England and New Netherlands in 1609 | Henry Hudson |
| Explorer who sailed for France in 1524 | Giovanni da Verrazzano |
| Explorer who sailed for France in 1603 | Samuel de Champlain |