1. European Competition in North America Pages 34-39
Chapter 2/Section 2
European Competition in North America
Pages 34-39

2. Vocabulary
Henry Hudson: English explorer who sailed for the Dutch and landed at the coast of present-day New York.
John Cabot: Italian sailor who sailed for the English and is believed to have landed in Newfoundland, Canada.
Giovanni da Verranzano: Italian sailor who sailed for the French with hopes of finding an all-water route to Asia,
Jacques Cartier: French sailor who sailed up the St. Lawrence River to present-day Montreal.

3. Vocabulary
Spanish Armada: large fleet of ships sent to invade England and restore Catholicism
Samuel de Champlain: founder of fur-trading post at Quebec
New France: first permanent French colony in North America
New Netherland: first permanent Dutch colony in North America
galleon: sailing ship

4. Questions page 39
3. They were searching for a Northwest passage to Asia.
4. French in Quebec and Dutch in New York
6. French settlements were along the St. Lawrence River; British colonies were along the Atlantic coast.

5. Reading Study Guide Spain: Has the largest and wealthiest colonies
Built large empire in the Americas (from 1492 to 1500s)
England: English sailors raid Spanish galleons.
England’s defeat over Spain proved that England could remain Protestant and defend itself. The world saw that Spain could be beaten.

6. Reading Study Guide France: searches for Northwest Passage
In 1608, French explorer Champlain founded a fur trading post at Quebec, now a major eastern Canadian city. This became the first permanent French settlement in Canada.
The Netherlands: trades with Native Americans for furs to sell in Europe
The Dutch built a colony called New Netherland that was located along the Hudson River in present-day New York.

7. Essential Question: How did Europeans transform life in the Americas?
England, France, and the Netherlands competed with Spain to find wealth in the Americas.
The defeat of the Spanish Armada by England in 1588 weakened Spain.
The settlements of Quebec and New Netherlands thrived as fur trade centers were supplied by Native Americans.