Chapter 4 explorers
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Christopher Columbus | Italian explorer who sailed to the Caribbean trying to find a western route to Asia |
| John Cabot | Italian explorer who thought he could reach Asia by sailing across the Pacific Ocean |
| Giovanni da Verrazano | An Italian sea captain sent by France to look for the Northwest Passage |
| Jacques Cartier | Sailed far up the St. Lawrence River in Canada |
| Samuel de Champlain | He founded a fur-trading post on the St. Lawrence River called Quebec |
| Henry Hudson | He was an English explorer who sailed for the Dutch and found the Hudson River |
| Francis Drake | An English sea captain who attacked many Spanish ships and stole their gold and silver |
| Queen Elizabeth | Queen of England at the time |
| King Philip | King of Spain at the time |
| John White | He was the leader of Roanoke Island |
| King James the first | Jamestown was named after him |
| John Smith | English explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown, Virginia |
| John Rolfe | Learned from the Indians that tobacco grew well in Jamestown |
| Pocahontas | She married John Rolfe |
| Squanto | An American Indian who helped the Pilgrims survive |
| John Winthrop | He was the first governor of the Puritans |
| Peter Minuit | He founded New Amsterdam |
| Peter Stuyvesant | Was a horrible governor of New Netherland |
| Jacques Marquette | Was a French missionary traveled down the Mississippi River with Louis Jolliet |
| Louis Jolliet | Traveled down the Mississippi River with Jacques Marquette |
| Robert La Salle | Claimed land around the Mississippi River for France |
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