3:4 Flashcards
Henry Hudson
An English sailor. His ship the half moon founded New York harbor. His crew rebelled when it became cold and put them on a boat that as never seen again
Northwest passage
Waterway around North America
Jacques Cartier
Sailed for French sailed the st. Lawrence river.
Protestant reformation
Where Protestants split and formed new churches
Samuel de Champlain
Founded new Spain. Helped create new Spain or the people
Coureurs de bois
Traders and trappers people who lived and worked in the woods.established friendliness with native Americans
Missionaries
Tried to convert Indians to Christianity
Jacques Marquette
Priest. Together with Louis Joliet who was a fur trader set to reach the Mississippi.
Robert de la salle
An explorer who completed them journey to the Gulf of Mexico. He named Louisiana after king Louis
Peter Minuit
Bought manhattan island from Native Americans called it new Amsterdam. The group settled and was called NEW NETHERLANDS. ( this was one of the words )
Algonquin
Helped French in fur trade rivalry against Dutch. The Iroquois helped Dutch. Fight went on for many years.